Tax benefits granted to university students

Vytautas Didijos University, in implementing the mission of a socially responsible university, grants student fee concessions for studies and accommodation in a dormitory every semester, taking into account their social status and the subjects studied in the last session, after evaluating the credits, the average must be at least 8 (eight) points, applying tax concessions for studies or residence in a dormitory - applying tax concessions for accommodation in dormitories.

For the university upon publication about the possibility of providing discounts for study fees and accommodation fees for the 2017/2018 spring semester, 53 student requests to reduce the tuition fee and 44 student requests to reduce the fee for accommodation in university dormitories were received.

After evaluating the amount of support provided to VDU for tax benefits, and after analyzing the data provided, in accordance with A description of the procedure for granting VDU tax benefits and awarding compensations, fees for studies and accommodation in the 2017/2018 mm spring semester, VDU allocated the amount of EUR 20,800.

Criteria for awarding tuition fee relief

The tuition fee has been reduced for students who do not have both parents or who have been assigned guardianship until adulthood (orphans); for disabled students; for students from families with 4 or more children and students whose family income per person is less than EUR 300/month, taking into account the students' academic average of the last session:

• if the average is between 9.50 and 10.00, the tuition fee is reduced by 100 %;
• if the average is between 9.00 and 9.49, the tuition fee is reduced by 75 %;
• if the average is between 8.50 and 8.99, the tuition fee is reduced by 50 %;
• if the average is between 8.00 and 8.49, the tuition fee is reduced by 25 %.

A total of 27 student applications for tuition fee concessions were granted in the 2017/2018 mm spring semester (42 % from all applicants), providing almost EUR 15,000 in university support to students.

Criteria for awarding accommodation tax relief

Accommodation in university dormitories was exempted from the fee for students who do not have both parents or who have been assigned guardianship until they reach adulthood, in the following order:

• if the accommodation fee in the dormitory is 1-2 EUR/day, a 100 % accommodation fee discount is allocated for the 2017/2018 mm spring semester;
• if the accommodation fee in the dormitory is 3-4 EUR/day, the 75% accommodation fee allowance is allocated for the 2017/2018 mm spring semester.

For disabled students as well as students, from families with 4 or more children and students whose family income per person is less than 300 EUR/month. tax relief for accommodation in university dormitories for the 2017/2018 spring semester was allocated as follows:

• if the accommodation fee in the dormitory is 1-2 EUR/day, a 50 % accommodation fee discount is allocated;
• if the accommodation fee in the dormitory is 3-4 EUR/day, a 25 % accommodation fee discount is allocated;

In addition, disabled students whose dormitory accommodation fee is 5 EUR/day were granted a tax relief of 25 %, and those students who live together with an accompanying person, regardless of the amount of the paid fee, were granted a tax relief of 50 % in the spring semester 2017/2018 mm.

A total of 34 requests for accommodation fee relief were granted in the 2017/2018 mm spring semester (77 % from all applicants), providing more than EUR 5,800 in university support to students.

The results of the study and dormitory accommodation tax concessions competition are published by personally informing each student who applied for the concession by e-mail, which was specified by e-mail. in the application form.

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