Special subsidies granted to medical workers combating severe acute
respiratory syndrome (SARS) will be tax-free, according to a
circular jointly issued by China's State Administration of Taxation
and Ministry of Finance on Friday.
The tax-exempt status applies to medical staff working in hospitals
and other medical institutions engaged in combating SARS, the
circular said.
The circular also stipulates that the cost of anti-SARS medicine
and medical equipment distributed to medical staff should not be
calculated as part of monthly income, and is therefore,
tax-free.
(Xinhua News Agency April 26, 2003)
