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1 | Spain: Should the Church Pay (All) its Taxes? | Espaina : Tsy Maintsy Mandoa Ny Hetrany Ve Ny Eglizy? |
2 | In May of this year, Zamora became the first city in Spain to enforce that the Catholic Church pay the Property Tax (IBI). | Zamora, tamin'ny volana mey teo no tanàndehibe espaniola voalohany nitaky hetran-trano tamin'ny eglizy katolika (IBI). |
3 | Through the adoption of this measure, the local government of Zamora is trying to reduce the deficit that affects so many local Spanish councils. | Avy amin'io fanapahan-kevitra io no iezahan'ny tanàna mameno ny tsy fahampiam-bola mahazo ny fiadidiana ny tanàna any Espaina. |
4 | Social networks have captured information and a variety of comments on the topic. | Mivoaka amin'ny tambajotran-tserasera amin'izay ny vaovao sy ny fanehoan-kevitra isan-karazany. |
5 | People have become angry after finding out that the Church, owner of the most real estate, does not pay all the corresponding taxes. | Tezitra ny olona raha nahafantatra fa tsy mandoa ny hetra mifandraika amin'izay tokony naloany ny Fiangonana, izay manana trano (sy tany) betsaka (lehibe) indrindra. |
6 | @piluquita: Could someone calculate the number of mammograms that could be done with the takings if the Church were to pay the IBI? | @piluquita: Misy afa-mikajy ve hoe firy ny fitarafana nono [mammographies] mety ho voavidy raha mandoa ny IBI ny fiangonana ? |
7 | @Tweets_Platino: Rajoy in May:”With the 3000 mill. collected from the IBI tax from the Church we wouldn't solve anything” June: the government gets rid of MEDICATION that will save 440. | @Tweets_Platino: mey : “Tsy hisy na inona na inona hovidiana amin'ny hetran-trano sy tany 3 miliaran'ny fiangonana.” Jona : Nosintonin'ny fitondrana ny FANAFODY ahafahana mitahiry vola 4,4 miliara. |
8 | The Episcopal Spanish Conference has defended the accusations. | Miaro tena amin'ireo fiampangana ireo ny Vaomiera Episkopaly Espaniola. |
9 | On its website, an article by Isidro Catela addresses various questions: | Manazava teboka isan-karazany ao amin'ny tranonkalany ny lahatsoratr'i Isidro Catela : |
10 | Advertising campaign by the United Left (IU) in favour of the Church IBI tax payment. | Afisin'ny fanentanana Izquierda Unida mitaky amin'ny Eglizy handoa ny IBI. |
11 | So the Church doesn't pay IBI? | Tsy mandoa IBI ny fiangonana? |
12 | This is false. | Diso. |
13 | The Church pays IBI on all of its properties that are not exempt by law. | Mandoa ny IBI amin'ny trano tsy tafiditra ho ampandoavin'ny lalàna izy. |
14 | Yes it pays them (rubbish collection, parking access, etc.). | Eny, mandoa izy (fako an-trano, fivoahana garazy, sns.). |
15 | There is no unexpected exemption in the Law surrounding the payment of these taxes. | Tsy misy tsy fandoavan-ketra ho an'ireo karazana haba ireo. |
16 | Who is lying? | Iza no mandainga ? |
17 | In reality, everyone and nobody. | Ny marina, sady tsy misy no mandainga daholo. |
18 | It's the typical case of information being manipulated so that everyone can work things to their own advantage. | Toy ny vaovao tiana roritina hiarovan-tena fotsiny. |
19 | There are a series of buildings that are exempt from paying the IBI tax. | Misy ireo fanorenana izay tsy voafaritra handoa hetran-trano (IBI). |
20 | In the Church's case, the agreements with the Santa Sede [Vatican] IBI have exempted the buildings dedicated to the intrinsic work of the Church (pastoral, educative, administrative, hospitality, welfare…). | Ho an'ny Fiangonana, ny fifanarahana no mametraka tsy mampandoa hetra ny trano natao manokana ao amin'ny asan'ny fiangonana (fahasalamana fototra, fanabeazana, asam-birao, hopitaly…). |
21 | The Patronage Law exempts buildings owned by not-for-profit entities from paying the IBI, except those that have economic activities submerged in other taxes. | Ny lalànan'ny Fanampiana no tsy mampandoa IBI ny tranona vondrona na fikambanana tsy mikatsaka tombontsoa, ankoatra ireo manana asam-pihariana tafiditra amina fandoavan-ketra hafa. |
22 | If we consider, as an example, the new rule from the council of Zamora, see the article in Economista.es [es], it helps us to understand the differences a little more: | Ny lahatsoratry ny elEconomista.es, amin'ny fandraisana ho ohatra ny fanapahan-kevitry ny ao Zamora no ahafahana manavaka ireo fahasamihafana ireo. |
23 | Facebook page image «State of Unease in Madrid» | Sarin'ny pejy Facebook «Etat du mal-être Madrid» |
24 | (…) the buildings included in the Santa Sede agreement (…) and the Mecenazgo Law (…) will continue to not pay the tax. | (…) ny fanorenana tafiditra anatin'ny Fifanarahana amin'ny Eglizy (…) sy ny lalànan'ny Mécénat [fanampiana ara-bola] (…) dia tsy handoavan-ketran-trano hatrany. |
25 | It is recognised, however, that this list of previously-exempted buildings has been updated which has resulted in many of them having been removed from the list and consequently now having to pay the tax. | Saingy, efa noankotrihina ny lisitr'ireo fanorenana ireo, tsy ao anatin'ny fifanarahana intsony ny betsaka ka tsy maintsy ampandoavina IBI. |
26 | This is what has happened with the Cathedral Museum, annex to the Cathedral itself. | Toy izany ohatra ny amin'ny Mozean'ny Katedraly. |
27 | While the latter may continue without paying, the Museum has started to generate economic activity and therefore must pay the tax. | Raha mbola tsy mandoa hetra itsy farany, ny trano iray ahitana ny mozea kosa tsy maintsy mandoa hetra, satria asa mampidi-bola. |
28 | With regards to the council tax rates, the same article clarifies: | Momba ny hetra isam-paritra, mampivoitra ity lahatsoratra iray ity : |
29 | The City Council explained to Economista that, actually, introducing garbage tax now is due to the fact that before the cost was included in the IBI. | Araka ny fanazavana nataon'ny fiadidiana ny tanàna tamin'ny elEconomista, nampiarahana tamin'ny IBI ny hetra momba ny fako avy tao an-trano teo aloha. |
30 | These church buildings that generate rubbish will have to pay the tax separately now, as before it was taken out and dealt with individually as in other Spanish councils. | Ankehitriny kosa, ary efa maro ny fiadidiana ny tanàna no manao izany, dia aloa misaraka izy roa ireo. Noho izany ny tranon'ny fiangonana manana fako avy tao an-tranony dia tsy maintsy mandoa. |
31 | In brief, it seems that the Catholic Church has been «keeping secret» the payment of the IBI and the council rates of some of their properties. | Fehiny, tahaka ny nanadino nandoa ny IBI sy ny hetra amin'ny trano sasantsasany ny Eglizy katolika. |
32 | Perhaps it does not amount to a large sum, but in such delicate moments for the economy, when so much is being demanded of Spanish families, it would not be too much to ask that the Catholic Church lead by example and contributed what it should instead of dedicating their efforts in justifying their tax shirking. | Mety tsy ho vola betsaka izany, saingy amin'izao fotoan-tsarotra ara-toekarena izao, raha takiana hiezaka hanao mihoatra noho izay tratran'ny heriny ny fianakaviana espaniola, mety kosa raha mba manao ho ohatra amin'ny fandoavana ny adidy tokony ataony ny fiangonana katolika. |
33 | With a certain threatening whiff, Isidro Catela, from the Episcopal Conference previously mentioned, says: | Somary nandrahona i Isidro Catela nilaza teo amin'ny vohikalan'ny Vaomiera Episkopaly : |
34 | The Church is going to continue fulfilling its mision with the means available. | Hanatontosa ny iraka nampanaovina azy hatrany amin'ny fitaovana eo ampelatanany ny Eglizy. |
35 | Logically, if fewer resources were available, the activities could be affected, but with more or less the same means, the Church is going to continue doing a lot for those that still need a lot. | Mazava loatra fa raha kelikely kokoa ny loharanom-bolany dia mety hihena ny asany, nefa na ampy na tsy ampy fitaovana, hiezaka hatrany izy ny hanao be ho an'ireo mila fanampiana. |
36 | And the web Navarre Church [es] reiterates: | Manampy ny tranonkalan'ny Fiangonan'i Navarre : |
37 | If the law says that the Church should pay the IBI, logically it is subject to the law. (…). | Raha milaza ny lalàna fa tsy maintsy mandoa ny IBI ny eglizy dia hanoa ny lalàna mazava loatra izy. (…). |
38 | It is obvious that the payment of this tax will reduce the Church's resources in order to assist other needs. (…) | Miharihary fa hampihena ny loharanombolan'ny fiangonana mety hampiasana filàna hafa ny fandoavan-ketra. (…) |
39 | In reality, the Catholic Church channels the biggest part of its humanitarian activity through Cáritas (Roman Catholic Relief Charity). | Ny zava-misy, ny ankamaroan'ny asam-pamonjena (fiantràna) ataon'ny Eglizy katolika dia saiky amin'ny alalan'ny Cáritas avokoa. |
40 | This organisation, quite unusually, practices transparency, and publishes comprehensive financial reports on its website [es] from recent years, making them available to anyone who wishes to consult them, in such a way that we can see the actual figures, independent of the opinions of critics and defendants. | Avoakan'ity fikambanana ity ao amin'ny tranonkalany ny tatitra ara-bola ambangovangony, mba ho hitan'ny rehetra. Samy mahita ny isa marina avy amin'io ny rehetra, tsy voatery hiankina amin'ny lazain'ny mpiaro na mpanenjika ny fiangonana. |
41 | In this way we can verify that only a very small part of the total funds that Cáritas manages, comes from the church as an institution in the form of contributions from the Interdiocesan Fund and from diocesan organisations. | Tsikaritra eo fa sombiny kely avy amin'ny tahirim-bola eo ampelatanan'ny Cáritas no avy amin'ny Fiangonana amin'ny maha-rafitra azy, izay ataony amin'ny alalan'ny Tahiry Iraisan'ny Diosezy sy ny Fikambanana Dioseziana. |
42 | YEAR | TAONA |
43 | CÁRITAS TOTAL BUDGET (€) | TOTALIN'NY TETIBOLAN'NY CÁRITAS (€) |
44 | CHURCH CONTRIBUTION (€) | FANDRAISANA ANJARAN'NY FIANGONANA (€) |
45 | Interdiocesan Fund | Tahiry Iraisan'ny diosezy |
46 | Diocesan Organisations | Fikambanana Dioseziana |
47 | 200,278,373.27 327,783.79 (0. 2%) 2,410,656.08 (1.2%) 2008 216,916,013.54 332,168.89 (0. 2%) 1,641,758.19 (0. 8%) 2009 230,017,789 298.671 (0. 1%) 1,878,914 (0. 8%) 2010 334,448,494 no data | 200.278.373,27 327.783,79 (0,2%) 2.410.656,08 (1,2%) 2008 216.916.013,54 332.168,89 (0,2%) 1.641.758,19 (0,8%) 2009 230.017.789 298.671 (0,1%) 1.878.914 (0,8%) 2010 334.448.494 tsy voalaza |
48 | In the 2010 statement, specific donations from these institutions do not appear, perhaps because they appear in another section, or simply because they do not exist altogether. | Tsy misy fanomezana voasoratra ao amin'ny taona 2010, na lasa any amin'ny zavatra hafa, na tsy nisy fotsiny izao. |
49 | In any case, having seen these figures, it does not seem that Cáritas has any reason to be worried [es] if the Spanish councils decide to enforce the Church to comply with their tax obligations. | Na ahoana na ahoana, raha jerena io tarehimarika io, tsy manan-kahiana loatra ny Cáritas raha manapa-kevitra ny hitaky amin'ny Fiangonana hanefa ny adidiny aminy ny vondro-paritra (fiadidiana ny tanàna) espaniola. |
50 | It should be noted that in February of this year, the Italian government approved the imposition of a tax, similar to the IBI, on Church property not used for religious purposes, in order to adapt its legislation to EU state aid rules, and in this way avoid any possible fine by the Commission. | Tsara ihany koa ny manamarika fa tamin'ny volana febroary lasa teo, nanapa-kevitra ny hampandoa ny hetra mitovitovy amin'ny IBI, amin'ny trano fananan'ny Fiangonana, tsy ampiasaina hanaovana fivavahana, any aminy ny governemanta italiana, nahafahany nampifanaraka ny lalàna any aminy amin'ny fenitra eoropeana momba ny fanampian'ny fanjakana, sy isorohany amin'izay mety ho fanasaziana avy any amin'ny Vaomiera. |
51 | In May, several Spanish MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) asked the European Commission [es] to clarify whether the exemptions of the Church in Spain are incompatible with the rules set out in the internal market of the EU. | Eoroparlemantera Espaniola maro, tamin'ny volana mey teo no nangataka tamin'ny Vaomiera Eoropeana hanazavazava amin-dry zareo ity resaka tsy fandoavan-ketran'ny Eglizy ao Espaina ity, raha mifanaraka amin'ny fenitry ny tsena anatin'ny Vondrona Eoropeana izy io na tsia. |