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2021 in Latvia

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2021
in
Latvia

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Events in the year 2021 in Latvia.

Incumbents

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Events

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Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia

January

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  • 1 January:
    • tax changes:[1]
      • the national minimum wage was officially raised from €430 to €500 a month.
      • the personal income tax-free minimum (PIT) has been increased from €250 to €300 per month.
      • the non-taxable minimum for pensioners with PIT was increased to €330 per month instead of the current €300.
      • the income threshold to which the differentiated PIT non-taxable minimum applies was increased from 1,200 to 1,800 euros per month.
      • the rate of compulsory state social insurance contributions (SSIAI) was reduced by 1%. Namely, from the previous 35.09% to 34.09% - by 0.5% for both employers and employees.
      • the solidarity tax rate was reduced by 0.5% from 25.5% to 25%.
    • Public Broadcasting of Latvia left the advertising market thanks to state funding.[2]
  • 7 January:
    • Ilze Viņķele was relieved of his duties as Minister of Health, and Minister of Defense Artis Pabriks was appointed Acting Minister.
    • The Saeima approved Daniels Pavļuts as the Minister of Health.
    • The National Alliance submits to the Saeima a draft law regarding an amendment to the Constitution, which intends to strictly define the concept of family as a union of a male and a female person.[3]

April

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June

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Deaths

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Māris Grīnblats
Uldis Bērziņš

References

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  1. ^ "Ko nesīs 2021. gads? Lielāka minimālā alga un pabalsti, mazākas sociālās iemaksas". lsm.lv (in Latvian). Latvijas Sabiedriskais medijs. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Sabiedriskie mediji pamet reklāmas tirgu. Ko tas nozīmē". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  3. ^ "National Alliance wants Constitution of Latvia to strictly define 'family'".
  4. ^ "Local Elections 2021". cvk.lv. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Former Education Minister Grīnblats passes away". eng.lsm.lv. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Poet, translator Uldis Bērziņš passes away". eng.lsm.lv. Retrieved 31 March 2021.