Show Hatch Proposes N New ew Tax Breaks Senator Orrin Hatch NEWS RELEASE WASHINGTON Tax D.C.-Tax deductions deductions deductions deduc deduc- of up to a year would be granted to people who make access to buildings and transportation easier for for handicapped and elderly Americans Americans Americans Ameri Ameri- cans cans under a a. new law proposed by by Sen Orrin Hatch R A tax deduction to encourage elimination of architectural and transportation transportation trans trans- barriers is a small mall price to pay if it will provide independence to some of our 70 million elderly and handicapped American citizens Hat Hatch h said in a statement to the Senate Hatchs Hatch's bill doubles an earlier tax ex Jt sa same purposes purposes purposes' the of 1982 Since 1976 businesses ess s and individuals als who make mak transportation and buildings more accessible to aged and handicapped people have been able to deduct up to deduction deduction deduction deduc deduc- tion necessary Hatch who chairs the Committee on Labor and Human Resources which oversees several programs for the aged and handicapped handicapped handi handi- handicapped capped also proposed to make the tax break a permanent part of tax lawI lawI law I want to encourage private sector involvement in eliminating these barriers Hatch said This legislation legislation legislation legisla legisla- tion has great potential to bring into the economic and social mainstream more of our nations nation's 35 million handicapped handicapped handicapped handi handi- capped and 36 million elderly Americ Americ- ans This effort is closely related to another top priority improved home health care Home health care and helping to finance e easier ier access for handicapped people ar are complementary tary paths to assuring that no handicapped handicapped handicapped handi handi- capped or elderly person is needlessly institutionalized or kept from achieving achieving achieving ing as much as they can Hatch said Hatchs Hatch's bill the Access for the Handicapped Incentives 1983 was assigned number S. S Ill and referred to the Senate Committee on ort Finance |