State to establish new measures of preventing spread of COVID-19 among employees

Chisinau, 18 November /MOLDPRES/ - The expenses borne by the employer for testing employees for detecting the virus are to be recognized for deduction on fiscal purposes, provided that they are confirmed in documents. At a today’s meeting, the parliament’s commission for economy, budget and finances approved a report and the commission for social protection, health and family – a co-report on a draft on amendment of the Fiscal Code and other legislative acts.       

The draft sees establishing a special fiscal regime for the payments made by the employer to test employees for identifying the spread of the COIVID-19 virus. They will represent sources of non-taxable incomes.

Also, the draft law provides for ensuring the further payment of one-off allowances to the employees infected with COVID-19 of the National Public Health Agency, medical institutions of the Interior Ministry, Defence Ministry, National Administration of Penitentiaries, public hospital medical and sanitary institutions, pre-hospital emergency assistance institutions, primary medical assistance institutions.