2021 in Latvia

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Last updated October 19, 2024

Incumbents

Events

Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia

January

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

28 April – Riga hostel fire

June

5 June – 2021 Latvian municipal elections was held.^[4]

Deaths

27 February – Alvils Gulbis, basketball player (born 1936).
14 March – Māris Grīnblats, politician, minister of Education (born 1955).^[5]
24 March – Uldis Bērziņš, poet and translator (born 1944).^[6]
27 June – Jevgeņijs Drobots, politician and engineer (born 1946).
4 July – Matīss Kivlenieks, professional ice hockey goaltender (born 1996).
July 18 – Valerij Zhuravliov, Soviet/Latvian chess master (born 1938).
14 September – Ansis Bērziņš, film producer and director (born 1940).
14 October – Ojārs Ēriks Kalniņš, politician and diplomat (born 1949).
5 November – Andris Kolbergs, writer (born 1938).

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References

↑ "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.
↑ "Sabiedriskie mediji pamet reklāmas tirgu. Ko tas nozīmē". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2021-01-02.
↑ "National Alliance wants Constitution of Latvia to strictly define 'family'".
↑ "Local Elections 2021". cvk.lv. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
↑ "Former Education Minister Grīnblats passes away". eng.lsm.lv. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
↑ "Poet, translator Uldis Bērziņš passes away". eng.lsm.lv. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

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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.

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