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PEPFAR partners win tax exoneration
The Ivorian government has authorized exoneration of all value-added and import taxes for PEPFAR interventions in the country. The Ministry of Economy and Finance decision (Nov. 26, 2007) exempts implementing partners from TVA and import taxes on all future purchases of equipment, materials, medical products, and supplies needed for PEPFAR activities in Cote d’Ivoire.
The decision, in accordance with the Economic and Technical Assistance Agreement of 1961, is designed to ensure that a maximum of available resources goes directly to prevention and care activities in the field.
PEPFAR is the largest public health campaign ever launched against a single disease. With a 2007 budget in Cote d’Ivoire of more than $84 million USD, PEPFAR supports HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment activities by more than 120 partners and subpartners throughout the country.
