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Synonyms for amnesty

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Synonyms for amnesty

the act or an instance of forgiving

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Synonyms for amnesty

a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment

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a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense

Synonyms

the formal act of liberating someone

grant a pardon to (a group of people)

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'In accordance with the norms of the Constitution, it is the prerogative of the President alone to announce amnesty,' said the source.
(TMAP) is calling on the 18th Congress to repeal the bank secrecy law so the government could put in place a more effective general tax amnesty system.
THIS is apropos your editorial 'Tax amnesty again'.
With Asad Umar no longer finance minister, the government is examining what to do about the controversial amnesty scheme that had been proposed recently.
ISLAMABAD -- President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Ahmed Hassan Moughal on Wednesday said the government should extend amnesty scheme at least till December 2019 so that maximum undisclosed expenditures, sales and assets could be declared that would benefit the economy.
ISLAMABAD -- Ahmed Hassan Moughal, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that government was working on introducing a new amnesty scheme to broaden the tax base and bring undeclared assets into the formal economy.
Besides the tax amnesty on delinquencies that will begin on April 24, heirs of the deceased can avail of a reprieve for their unpaid estate taxes starting May, according to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).
ISLAMABAD -- Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh instructed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to fine-tune the new tax amnesty scheme to make it simple to understand and easy to implement as he also emphasised that the objective of the scheme should focus on making the economy more tax compliant and documented and broadening the tax net, a statement said.
BIR to finalize estate tax amnesty rules by May !-- -- Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star) - April 22, 2019 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines The Bureau of Internal Revenue is expecting to finalize and publish by May the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) on the estate tax amnesty program, a ranking BIR official said.
President Duterte has called on Congress to pass another tax amnesty measure with proper safeguards that would include the lifting of bank secrecy for fraud cases.
The Save Humanity Advocacy Centre (SHAC) has expressed disappointment with the manner some indigenous NGOs work with the Amnesty International with the sole aim of creating tension and unrest in Nigeria.
Summary: The amnesty has been extended to December 31
Summary: Intensive campaigns will be conducted immediately after the end of the amnesty scheme.
NEW DELHI:India's Enforcement Directorate (ED), a government agency that investigates financial crimes, has conducted raids at the regional office of Amnesty International in what activists claim are efforts to silence dissent.