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The State has directly taken charge of financing health services
such as those related to primary health care, health sensitization
and enlightenment, combat of communicable and endemic
diseases, vaccinations, chronic psychological and mental
illnesses for gratis to all citizens.
The Law (20/2010) stressed that authorities concerned should
duly extend medical services in compliance with established
professional and ethical standards as well as approved scientific
methods, taking into account medical progress achieved in this
domain.
The Jamhirya thus has taken all measures necessary to increase
leverage of health care for citizens in general and workers in
particular by offering high-quality services in this field and
sparing the citizen the burden of defraying costly treatment
expenses. Only those who are able can pay nominal fees and the
State shall pay for those who cannot afford.
4- Law on Income Taxes
Within the framework of safeguarding economic rights of
individuals, Law no (7) for 2010 on income taxes was issued to
expand the cover of protection regarding rights of limitedincome categories by citing exemption from income taxes of
mostly vulnerable brackets. In this perspective, the above
mentioned Law provides in Article (33) for considerable
exemptions reaching (14 cases).
Law no (9) for 2010 stipulated in Article (10) for tax
exemptions in favor of investment projects.
5- Investment Law
The new Law treated as equal national and foreign investors in
terms of privileges and rights with a view to rehabilitate and
develop Libyan cadres and raise their level of efficiency as well
as transfer and domesticate knowledge and achieve adequate
development (Article 3) of the said Law, which is an application
of Article (22) of the Charter.