The increase in the minimum wage, new services subject to VAT and the disappearance of Onemi are some of the changes that the New Year brings to Chileans. Tolls and identity cards will also undergo changes compared to 2022, so BioBioChile provides a list worthy of being written down in a notebook.
The New Year will bring various changes for Chileans, from the increase in the minimum wage until a readjustment in the country’s tolls.
Since not everything is about toasting and getting the best dance steps, BioBioChile compiles a series of measures that came into effect on January 1.
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As of January 1, 2023, they will begin to be taxed with VAT all professional servicesaccording to Law 21,420.
Despite this, the exemptions that already existed for the natural persons who issue fee slipsin addition to the other services already exempt in the Sales and Services Tax Law.
In this last category stand out passenger transport, education, outpatient health services and income from professional societies.
Minimum wage
The New Year also brings a $10,000 increase in minimum wageso that the final amount will be $410,000.
In May 2022 it had already increased from $350,000 to $380,000, while in August this figure reached $400,000. However, the law determined that an annual inflation of 7% would trigger a new increase.
Considering that the CPI is already close to 13%, Chileans will have one more bill in their pockets.
tolls
This Sunday the new toll rates in Chilewhat translates into a readjustment of 6.7% compared to 2022.
“It is equivalent to the rise that occurred in urban highways last year, but much less than what occurred in the rest of the country’s highways,” said the Minister of Public Works, Juan Carlos García.
According to the Secretary of State, this corresponds only to the first stage, since in July there will be another increase of 6.7%.
new covid measures
The worsening of the pandemic in China and the appearance of the Omicron BF.7 variant led the Ministry of Health to implement some changes.
First of all, all travelers coming from China must perform a PCR or antigen test to enter national soil.
Also, the authority will increase random testing at all border crossings for those coming from international destinations.
Identity cards
As a result of the pandemic, the validity of expired identity cards was extended.
At the moment, more than a million of these documents have already expired or are about to do so. Thus, this January 1st the extension ends.
However, it should be noted that those whose identification expired between January and February 2020, 2021 and 2022, their identity cards They are valid until the same day and month of 2023.
One my
The National Emergency Office (Onemi) will cease to exist after 48 years of historygiving way to the new National Disaster Prevention and Response Service (Senapred).
This body will have legal personality and own assets. Its main functions are to advise, coordinate, organize, plan and supervise activities related to Disaster Risk Management (DRM).
Likewise, their first and second hierarchical level will be appointed by the Senior Public Management Systemrecognizing its strategic importance.