Overview
- The Chamber of Deputies’ Security Commission approved a substitute that would exempt income tax on pay for public‑security work on Thursday, July 16, and on Friday, July 17 approved a separate substitute allowing taxpayers in security roles to deduct spending on firearms, ammunition, protective gear and training.
- Both substitutes broaden who benefits beyond constitutionally listed police to include legislative police, criminal experts, municipal guards, socioeducational and traffic agents, and members of the reserve and retirees.
- The exemption proposal proposes to offset lost revenue with proceeds from a tax on fixed‑odds betting, while the deduction proposal currently sets no explicit monetary cap on amounts that may be claimed.
- The deduction text requires taxpayers to keep invoices and certificates to prove purchases for deductions, a rule meant to govern tax administration but one that could raise enforcement and cost questions if the cap remains unset.
- If the finance and constitution commissions approve the texts they will go to the full Chamber, then the Senate, and finally need presidential sanction to become law, a sequence that will determine the final fiscal cost and which categories remain covered.