2021 archive

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1. 30.12.2021Law 21/2021 ties pensions to inflation and creates the MEIPrivate Clients
2. 30.12.2021Labour reform approvedCorporate
3. 27.12.2021Supreme Court backs deducting contributions paid abroadPrivate Clients
4. 23.12.2021Boric wins Chile’s presidency; the peso and stocks fallGeneral interest
5. 23.12.2021Agreement on labour reformCorporate
6. 20.12.2021New aid decree for La PalmaPrivate Clients
7. 16.12.2021The Fed speeds up and the ECB sets an end dateInvestments
8. 13.12.2021Brussels proposes a directive on platform workLegal
9. 09.12.2021Evergrande defaultsInvestments
10. 06.12.2021The EU requires tax figures to be published by countryCorporate
11. 02.12.2021Powell retires the word ‘transitory’Private Clients
12. 29.11.2021Omicron sinks the marketsInvestments
13. 25.11.2021ICO guarantees and the insolvency moratorium extendedCorporate
14. 22.11.2021Biden renominates Powell to lead the FedInvestments
15. 18.11.2021Labour Inspectorate plan 2021-2023Corporate
16. 15.11.2021The United States passes its infrastructure planCorporate
17. 11.11.2021Court voids Catalan income tax relief for low earnersPrivate Clients
18. 11.11.2021Bitcoin hits a record high, close to $69,000Investments
19. 08.11.2021A new municipal capital gains taxPrivate Clients
20. 04.11.2021COP26, and the Fed starts taperingInvestments
21. 01.11.2021Court voids the second state of alarm tooLegal
22. 28.10.2021Facebook renames itself Meta and bets on the metaverseCorporate
23. 28.10.2021Court strikes down Spain’s municipal capital gains taxLegal
24. 25.10.2021Pension plans: income tax limits clarifiedPrivate Clients
25. 21.10.2021The first bitcoin-linked ETF in the USInvestments
26. 18.10.2021Land Registry sets a 0.9 factor for the reference valuePrivate Clients
27. 14.10.2021The Economics Nobel rewards “natural experiments”Corporate
28. 14.10.2021Spain’s 2022 budgetLegal
29. 11.10.2021Final deal: a 15% global minimum taxLegal
30. 07.10.2021Tax relief for home energy-efficiency worksPrivate Clients
31. 07.10.2021Spain’s coalition agrees the basics of its housing lawPrivate Clients
32. 04.10.2021Pandora Papers: offshore companies exposedPrivate Clients
33. 30.09.2021The minimum wage rises to €965Corporate
34. 27.09.2021Europe enters a gas crisisCorporate
35. 27.09.2021Scholz’s SPD narrowly wins Germany’s electionGeneral interest
36. 27.09.2021China declares cryptocurrency transactions illegalInvestments
37. 23.09.2021The La Palma eruption and insurancePrivate Clients
38. 20.09.2021Evergrande rattles the marketsInvestments
39. 16.09.2021An emergency decree against power billsLegal
40. 13.09.2021Biden requires vaccination or testing at large firmsCorporate
41. 09.09.2021The ECB slows its purchasesInvestments
42. 06.09.2021Beijing creates an exchange for innovative SMEsInvestments
43. 02.09.2021Euro-area inflation reaches 3%Private Clients
44. 30.08.2021The Fed prepares to withdraw stimulusInvestments
45. 26.08.2021US fully approves the Pfizer vaccineGeneral interest
46. 23.08.2021China passes its personal data lawLegal
47. 19.08.2021Xi Jinping and ‘common prosperity’Investments
48. 16.08.2021Kabul falls, reopening geopolitical riskInvestments
49. 16.08.2021Electricity prices break records in midsummerCorporate
50. 12.08.2021A $600 million crypto theftInvestments
51. 09.08.2021The IPCC climate reportCorporate
52. 09.08.2021Tokyo 2020 ends: no crowds, and 17 medals for SpainGeneral interest
53. 05.08.2021July closes with a record of contributorsCorporate
54. 29.07.2021Crea y Crece: a limited company for one euroCorporate
55. 26.07.2021China tightens tech regulationInvestments
56. 22.07.2021Brussels proposes an anti-laundering supervisorLegal
57. 19.07.2021Tourism returns to Barcelona — halfwayCorporate
58. 19.07.2021At least 165 dead as floods hit Germany and BelgiumGeneral interest
59. 15.07.2021US inflation passes 5%Corporate
60. 12.07.2021New law against tax fraudPrivate Clients
61. 08.07.2021The ECB unveils a new strategyInvestments
62. 05.07.2021130 countries join the OECD tax dealLegal
63. 01.07.2021The EU Digital COVID Certificate begins to applyPrivate Clients
64. 01.07.2021The Mobile World Congress returns to BarcelonaCorporate
65. 28.06.2021EU clears personal data flows to the UKLegal
66. 28.06.2021Spain’s law regulating euthanasia comes into forceGeneral interest
67. 28.06.2021End of compulsory outdoor face masks where 1.5 metres’ distance is keptGeneral interest
68. 24.06.2021Spain cuts VAT on electricity until year-endCorporate
69. 17.06.2021Brussels approves Spain’s planCorporate
70. 14.06.2021How Spain’s digital services tax will be filedCorporate
71. 10.06.2021El Salvador adopts bitcoin as currencyInvestments
72. 07.06.2021The G7 agrees a 15% minimum taxLegal
73. 03.06.2021A law replaces incapacitation with supportPrivate Clients
74. 31.05.2021Supreme Court allows docking pay for latenessLegal
75. 27.05.2021Furlough schemes extended to 30 SeptemberCorporate
76. 24.05.2021Climate change law comes into forceLegal
77. 20.05.2021Crypto-assets crashInvestments
78. 17.05.2021Good-practice code for state-guaranteed loansCorporate
79. 13.05.2021The “rider law” presumes platform couriers are employeesCorporate
80. 13.05.2021US inflation surprises on the upsidePrivate Clients
81. 10.05.2021A cyberattack shuts down the largest US fuel pipelineCorporate
82. 10.05.2021The second state of emergency endsLegal
83. 06.05.2021Madrid votes and regional tax competitionPrivate Clients
84. 03.05.2021Spain sends its plan to BrusselsCorporate
85. 29.04.2021One decree-law transposes pending EU directivesLegal
86. 26.04.2021Criminal Code changes on strike coercionLegal
87. 22.04.2021Brussels proposes the first EU AI lawLegal
88. 22.04.2021The European Super League is announced and collapses within 48 hoursGeneral interest
89. 19.04.2021Chip shortage halts car factoriesCorporate
90. 15.04.2021Coinbase goes publicInvestments
91. 12.04.2021Income tax 2020: filing season opens with changesPrivate Clients
92. 08.04.2021Spain regulates reporting of tax-planning schemesLegal
93. 05.04.2021Washington pushes a global minimum taxLegal
94. 01.04.2021Spain–China tax treaty published in the BOELegal
95. 29.03.2021Archegos: the danger of leveragePrivate Clients
96. 29.03.2021A ship blocks the Suez CanalCorporate
97. 25.03.2021Spain clears the CaixaBank–Bankia mergerCorporate
98. 18.03.2021The Fed promises low rates until 2023Investments
99. 15.03.2021A digital artwork by Beeple sells at auction for $69.3 millionInvestments
100. 15.03.202111 billion euros in direct aid for companiesCorporate
101. 11.03.2021Spain shuts the door on hybrid mismatchesLegal
102. 08.03.2021Brussels proposes binding pay transparencyLegal
103. 04.03.2021OPEC+ surprises and oil risesCorporate
104. 01.03.2021Wealth tax 2020: reference share prices publishedPrivate Clients
105. 25.02.2021Supreme Court voids a poorly negotiated equality planLegal
106. 22.02.2021Bond yields climbInvestments
107. 18.02.2021EU recovery funds get their rulebookCorporate
108. 15.02.2021Catalan elections in the middle of the pandemicGeneral interest
109. 11.02.2021Spain adopts its energy storage strategyCorporate
110. 08.02.2021Tesla buys bitcoinInvestments
111. 04.02.2021Draghi called to govern ItalyInvestments
112. 01.02.2021The tax agency sets its 2021 control prioritiesLegal
113. 28.01.2021Spain ends 2020 with 16.13% unemploymentCorporate
114. 25.01.2021The GameStop frenzyInvestments
115. 21.01.2021Biden is sworn in and signs his first executive ordersGeneral interest
116. 21.01.2021Furlough schemes extended to MayCorporate
117. 18.01.2021Spain’s Tobin and Google taxes take effectInvestments
118. 14.01.2021Pensions rise 0.9% in 2021, and non-contributory pensions 1.8%Private Clients
119. 14.01.2021Biden proposes a 1.9-trillion planInvestments
120. 11.01.2021Storm Filomena paralyses half of SpainGeneral interest
121. 07.01.2021Bitcoin tops $40,000 for the first timeInvestments
122. 07.01.2021US Capitol stormed during the count confirming Biden’s victoryGeneral interest
123. 04.01.20212021 Budget raises taxes on high earnersPrivate Clients
124. 04.01.2021Brexit: what changes from 1 January for exporters and importersCorporate