The minimum wage will be revised upwards from 1. January.
A first increase was voted unanimously in the Chamber of Deputies in December. It will roll out as follows:
The Social Inclusion Income (Revis, formerly RMG) will increase by 1.1%.
Here again, it was the case that the members voted unanimously on the law.
Medical cannabis will be available at four pharmacies across the country for patients suffering from chronic pain due to serious illness, people with multiple sclerosis and people with nausea and vomiting-causing cancer.
Third-party payment, ''tiers payant'', will be implemented progressively in Luxembourg.
If the system is unlikely to come into nationwide effect in 2019, it will be introduced on a voluntary basis.
The government already announced it recently: the price of gasoline and diesel will increase in 2019, due to an increase in the tax on petroleum products.
Again, we do not have a precise date but we know that it will come into effect sometime during the year 2019.
Freshly appointed Minister of Energy, Claude Turmes, gave us some details: "We do not have a precise figure yet, but it could be a rise of one, two or even three cents [per liter] to the maximum. "
Two days of additional holidays: this is one of the big announcements of the new Government for its five-year term.
If no specific date has been communicated, we know that one of the two days is a holiday, namely Europe Day on May 9th.
And if our information is correct, it could be put into effect in 2019.
On the 1 December 2016, the reform of parental leave was put into effect.
This reform has made it possible for new parents to chose when they want to take their parental leave, and the allowance is based on income.
Those changes have also encouraged more parents and above all more fathers to request parental leave.
However there are still many ambiguities surrounding the law and its implications.
A referendum will take place after the European elections (May 2019) which could lead to the finalisation of the new Luxembourgish Constitution.
This would be the culmination of 13 years of work in the Government.
Recreational cannabis will be legalised in Luxembourg.
No date has been communicated yet, but it is more than likely that the foundations will be laid to prepare the country for this change.
This might include production, finalizing the bill and preparations set at the level of infrastructure.
Free plastic bags will be no more.
A ban that has been in effect since December 31, 2018 prohibits the distribution of free plastic bags.
And if they do not disappear from the stores completely, they will no longer come for free.
Smoking on the terrace: thousands of people have signed a petition to ban smoking on the terrace in Luxembourg.
The elections in October forced the debate to be postponed to the year 2019.
The date has not yet been communicated but it will certainly be a highly followed and anticipated debate and one that could have a great impact on daily life.
Prohibition of hunting in Luxembourg: thousands of people have already committed to force our MPs to debate on this subject.
On December 31, 2018, the petition counted more than 6,000 petitioners.
This debate should also take place in 2019.
