El Salvador Congress passes law taxing foreign donations to NGOs

El Salvador's Congress approved a law on Tuesday that levies a 30% tax on transactions from foreign donors to local organizations in a crackdown on "foreign agents" that critics say will boost state control over non-governmental organizations.

The law will come to effect eight days after it has been published in the official gazette.

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