Challenge the government to cancel VAT

At the National Assembly of the Landsbjörg Accident Protection Company, held at Selfoss on Friday and Saturday, the government was challenged to secure the Landsbjörg Accident Protection Company, which is a member of the agreement on the Civil Protection Agreement, and its membership units, the cancellation of VAT.

The report states that the operations of the rescue team are indisputably significant in Icelandic society, but in the country there are over 90 such forces that are volunteers who are engaged in a variety of rescue and accident prevention work.

Not excessively onerous

« In light of the importance of rescue teams and their key role in civil protection and emergency response, it is necessary that their operating and tax environment, as well as their recognized overall organizations, be clearly and not excessively onerous, » the report says.

It states that this change is intended to foster the operation of rescue teams and their recognized overall organizations with the aim of the parties in question being able to fulfill their important role for the future, such as sister organizations abroad.

« Such exemptions have already been granted in other areas of society when special circumstances justify it, and it is therefore natural that volunteers of organizations in a group of responders should be considered and granted an exemption from value added tax for their activities, » the report further states.

In the second resolution of the Assembly, it was challenged to ensure the Civil Protection Coordination Center and related responders a joint housing suitable as soon as possible.

« The organization and operation of coordination centers and related responders in joint housing significantly increases efficiency and facilitates the coordination of response. When responders share facilities, better conditions for cooperation, dissemination of information and coordinated decision -making in emergency, » says.

Borghildur Viola New Chairman

It says that recently the emergency responders have had to live in dispersed activities in different premises, MA due to repairs and condition of the existing housing. This has created undesirable obstacles in daily activities and reduced efficiency.

Over 500 members attended the parliament and events related to Selfoss and surrounding areas. At the parliament, a new leadership was elected and Borghildur Fjóla Kristjánsdóttir was elected chairman for the next two years.