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1 % Project
CDF roles
Elaborate 1 % Law
In 2003 CDF sets the Legal group of experts Legal group prepared the legal basis of the 1% Law (the Amendment to Income Tax Law) CDF prepares analysis of the political background, economical analysis, experiences from the CEE In 2004 CDF passes 1 % Law to the legislative process
Getting consensus
CDF sets the Advocacy and Communication groups Advocacy group prepared the strategy of promotion Communication group prepared the campaign strategy
Communication campaign
1 % for better life
Advocacy
Creating Initiative for 1 % Negotiation with the Ministry of finance Negotiation with the Government (council committees) Negotiation with single political parties
Initiative for 1 %
The Initiative for 1 % is an informal grouping of non-governmental non-profit organizations, which support the implementation of the option to transfer 1 % of personal income tax (by physical entities) for public benefit activities.
DMS project
What is DMS
DMS means a donating SMS standard service branded as Donors Message Service DMS is a traditional public collection using the modern technologies DMS is implemented by CDF for all NGOs in the Czech Republic
Advocacy
Operators and CDF put together Expert Group Members of Expert Group 1 tax consultant from each operator and representative of auditors company from big 4 Preparation of VAT issue solution: shortterm longterm
Shortterm solution
Refund of VAT (collected from public campaigns) by the Government was proposed by CDF and achieved in the form of exceptional state subsidy for NGOs organizing campaigns
Government committed by Act to prepare long term solution
Longterm solution
Expert Group elaborated Amendment to VAT Law together with the Finance Ministry Amendment was presented to the House of Representatives and approved
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