The new year begins with some fiscal changes, as Statec results reveal the 6 month moving average of the index has surpassed 873,94 points this month. The inflation rate for December then, lies at 1,7%.
Even though this means that many things have become more expensive, salaries can expect an additional 2,5% come January 1.
Salaries to rise on 1 January 2020Pensions and state subsidies will also see n increase, but exactly when CEDIES grants will be adjusted is unsure. At the latest, revisions will be made for the new academic year.
The extra cash in the bank account can contribute to a new smoke alarm since it will become compulsory to have one in every new building that holds at least one residence. Individuals buying these need to make sure their devices have the necessary CE markings on them, and if they are battery powered, to check them regularly.
For those living in houses, regulations decree that every floor needs a smoke alarm as well as every bedroom. Owners of pre-existing buildings have three years to put these new measures into place.
The health department will also be seeing additions: after a test phase that involved as many as 59,000 voluntary patients, a new kind of common health and care record will be implemented. This electronic record will gather all the information relating to the health of a patient and guarantee a certain level of continuity when it comes to treatment and care across European countries.
Universal access to the record - only by health professionals involved in the patient's care - still awaits the publication of the Grand-Ducal Regulation.
Any additional information concerning the new health records can be found at www.esanté.lu.
Coming changes in the transport and mobility sector will be published later on Sunday.
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