The dictionary of the real Spanish academy defines the word obvention as the utility, fixed or eventual, apart from the salary enjoyed by an individual, thanks to a certain activity. This word, obviousness, is originally from the Latin “obventĭo”. An obvention is a bonus or remuneration, which could be permanent or sporadic that is given to a person or subject, in addition to their fixed or stable salary, due to their good work and excellent performance in their management, at the time of rendering their services to an entity or organization.
The word obvention is also used to refer to the ecclesiastical tax or tribute is a tribute created for those taxpayers who wish to financially support the Church. Next, it is important to highlight that in Europe there is a singular separation between the church and the state due to the funding of the religious organization, they are in a long debate that does not seem to end and each year intensifies when the time comes to make said obvention.
In this continent, there are two forms of financing for religious confessions, the direct one, which states that it is the state or government itself, which supports the different religions, mainly those with the greatest tradition and social roots, through a budgetary service. As is the case with many in the Eastern countries, including Belgium, Greece and Luxembourg. This system also includes tax allocation, which happens in the case of Spain and the Catholic Church. And finally, indirect financing, the most common systems of this financing are benefits and tax exemptions.
