22 April 2020 – Medical workers treating COVID-19 exempt from personal income tax

Type of Intervention: Executive Order, Regulation
Sectors Involved: Finance/Economy
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: President Putin

Overview: According to the federal law signed by President Putin, doctors and other medical workers, who provide medical care to citizens who have COVID-19 infection and people who are at risk of contracting this infection, are exempted from personal income tax. Doctors and medical workers will also receive stimulating payments from the federal budget.
Full details here: http://kremlin.ru/acts/news/63239

Type of Justification: Advice of INTERNAL government advisory committee or group
Source of Evidence or Justification: National – government