Economic agents will be encouraged to donate food products to charities and food banks to help vulnerable people and prevent food waste. It goes to food that lost its commercial aspect, but whose safety hasn’t been affected. The Cabinet approved a draft law to amend the Law on the prevention of food loss and waste and the Tax Code, IPN reports.
According to the bill, it will be possible to donate food products that have lost their commercial appearance due to damage to the secondary packaging, products that do not meet the manufacturer’s specifications regarding color, size or shape variations, products with labeling errors, as well as when there is a surplus of food planned for a particular holiday season or specific holidays.
Together with the amendments made to the Fiscal Code, the economic operator that will donate food products will benefit from the same tax concessions and deductions as in the case of residues, waste and natural perishability.
The draft law to amend the Law on the prevention of food loss and waste and the Tax Code is to be examined and adopted by Parliament.
