Income Tax Ordinance Amendment (Deduction of Health Insurance Payments for the Self-Employed) Bill, 2022
Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק לתיקון פקודת מס הכנסה (ניכוי תשלומים לביטוח בריאות לעצמאים), התשפ״ג-2022
TL;DRA proposal to allow self-employed people to deduct payments for private health insurance from their income, up to 4% of determining income and an annual ceiling.
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What does the bill do?
The bill amends the Income Tax Ordinance to allow a self-employed person who has income from a business or occupation to deduct amounts they paid for health insurance. The deduction is limited to 4% of their determining income, subject to an annual ceiling of NIS 260,000. The bill aims to reduce the gap in rights between self-employed people and salaried employees, given that self-employed people are not entitled to sick pay compared with employees.
The votes on this bill
Coalition 64 seats
Opposition 56 seats
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