Poorahmadi: Artists are an oppressed and low-income segment of society

According to Fars News Agency, “Seyed Majid Poorahmadi”, CEO of the Art Credit Fund, said: “Forty-five thousand people benefited from social security insurance, as well as thirty-six thousand people from supplementary insurance, and about two thousand and 639 people are pensioners of this fund.” More than 70% of the supplementary insurance costs are covered by the Art Credit Fund. More than 45,000 of these people are insured and subsidized, and about 60 percent of their members’ insurance contributions are paid by the people’s government.

He added: “Some are trying to influence the parliament’s decision not to approve the tax exemption for artists, while many of these groups have a minimum income and it is not really possible to collect taxes from them.” All of us in the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance are determined to pursue the tax exemption from artists by the members of the Islamic Consultative Assembly and reach the final result.

Emphasizing that artists are not just celebrities and actors, Poorahmadi added: “A large number of these members are among those who can not afford to pay the minimum they have to pay as their share.” In the Art Credit Fund as an interface between artists, we can well recognize that many of our members are struggling with many of their livelihood needs then how they will be able to pay taxes.

He continued: “Artists and artists are at the lowest possible level in terms of income and employment, so it is necessary to work hand in hand to fully support this educated and hard-working group in any way possible, each in his own position.” نمئیم.

In another part of his speech, the CEO of the Art Credit Fund pointed to the spread of the infamous Corona virus in Iran and most countries of the world and said: “The field of culture, art and media and their inhabitants, like other sectors, suffer from financial losses Prolonged closures did not go unnoticed, to the point that many businesses in the field even went bankrupt, closed or partially closed, or sometimes faced a slump in the market for the sale and production of works.

Poorahmadi continued: “Fortunately, the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance in the thirteenth government from the very beginning of accepting responsibility entered the field with the serious determination and will of Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, and made every effort to support the people of culture.” , Art and media are in turmoil in this situation.

He continued: “With the efforts of the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, the 13th government has agreed to provide facilities and support packages to the people of culture, art and media. It will continue until May 1401.

Adviser to the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance continued: “In the meantime, with the support and favorable opinion of the people’s government, fortunately, good help was provided for the people of culture, art and media and was provided to qualified people.”

The CEO of the Art Credit Fund, for example, considered and presented a support package of 500 billion Tomans of the people’s government for the people of culture, art and media affected by Corona and as facilities to this educated class and said: of this amount, about 350 billion Tomans is gratuitous. And the rest of the various facilities in the form of a line of credit for the people of culture, art and media were considered. In the basic services section and the subject of the support package, in the coming days and before the beginning of the new year, one or two days before the birth of Imam Zaman (as) will be presented to the artists.

In another part of his speech, Poorahmadi appreciated the efforts of Mohammad Mehdi Ismaili, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, as well as the support and cooperation of members of the Islamic Consultative Assembly in approving the artists’ tax exemption, adding: This is in terms of their living conditions, income and employment.

Adviser to the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, referring to the supportive slogan of the people’s government, which emphasizes “we must support to have a strong Iran”, said: The 13th government also emphasizes the continuation of this slogan, It is the duty of the government to protect the affected society. The government has recognized that taxes on artists should not be included in the 1401 budget.

He also pointed out that the lowest number of people in this community are the great reference of those who have the minimum income, he said: “My comment is an expert opinion because in the daily visits of many of your veterans, we find out what their situation is.”

The CEO of the Art Credit Fund, meanwhile, added: “People in the community feel that they have a very high level of income. High-income artists are a number that may not even reach the fingers of the hand, and may not be a small percentage or more in society, culture and art.

Adviser to the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, emphasizing that there is a serious will and determination for this to happen by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, tax exemption for artists, said: “We hope the efforts will be successful and this year we will see this minimum support from the people’s government.”

Therefore, the report states that the members of the Islamic Consultative Assembly in reviewing the 1401 budget in the revenue section removed “artistic activities subject to paragraph (l) of Article (139) of the Direct Taxes Law” from paragraph 6 of Note 6 of the budget, which states “tax exemption for activities related to tuition and “Artistic activities subject to paragraph (l) of Article (139) of the Law on Direct Taxes shall be deleted.”

A group of artists and activists in the field of culture and art criticized the imposition of taxes on artistic activities in the report of the 1401 Budget Consolidation Commission. It was not until the artists’ tax exemption was finally lifted.

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