The legal and accounting teams at Biz Latin Hub’s offices in Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic reported the following regulatory updates in July 2021 that could affect your business interests.
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Bolivia
The Bolivian government and its institutions introduced three notable regulatory updates in July:
| Regulatory activity | Outcomes for business |
| Law No. 1380 Published: 01 July, 2021 | Authorizes the continuity of the unfulfilled payment facilities of tax debts and fines for the taxpayers at the National Tax Service and National Customs, according to the established conditions. |
| Supreme Decree No. 4539 Published: 07 July, 2021 | Encourages the use of electrical energy in order to contribute to the improvement of the environment, energy savings and efficiency through Tax incentives for the manufacture, assembly and import of electric motor vehicles, hybrids and electric and hybrid agricultural machinery among others |
| Supreme Decree No. 4542 Published: 14 July, 2021 | Regulates Law No. 1359, of February 17, 2021, on Sanitary Emergency. |
Chile
The Chilean government and its institutions introduced one notable regulatory update in July:
| Regulatory activity | Outcomes for business |
| Law 21.360 Published: 12 July, 2021 | Increases the minimum legal wage to CLP 337,000 net (approximately USD 435.20) |
Colombia
The Colombian government and its institutions introduced three notable regulatory updates in July:
| Regulatory activity | Outcomes for business |
| Law 2095 Published (pdf): 01 July, 2021 | Through which the “Agreement between the republic of Colombia and Japan for the elimination of the double taxation regarding income taxes and the prevention and elimination of tax evasion. |
| Law 2101 Published (pdf): 15 July, 2021 | Through which the weekly working day hours are gradually reduced, without decreasing the employees’ salary, and other provisions are issued. |
| Law 2101 Published (pdf): 16 July, 2021 | Through which is approved the convention to promologate the tax treatment provided in the agreements to avoid double taxation signed between the states party to the framework agreement of the Pacific Alliance. |
Dominican Republic
The Dominican government and its institutions introduced one notable regulatory update in July:
| Regulatory activity | Outcomes for business |
| Resolution 01/2021 Published (pdf): 14 July, 2021 | Revises the minimum wage limits set previously by the National Wages Committee, setting forth classifications for micro, small, medium and large companies according to gross income and number of employees. The resolution also modifies the minimum wage limits, the lowest being DOP 11,900 (approx. USD 208) for micro companies and the highest being DOP 21,000 (approx. USD 368) for large companies. |
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