2021 in Latvia
# 2021 in Latvia

Events in the year 2021 in Latvia.

## Incumbents

* President: Egils Levits
* Prime Minister: Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš

## Events

Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia

### January

* 1 January:
   * tax changes:
      * the national minimum wage was officially raised from €430 to €500 a month.
      * the personal income tax-free minimum (PIT) has been increased from €250 to €300 per month.
      * the non-taxable minimum for pensioners with PIT was increased to €330 per month instead of the current €300.
      * the income threshold to which the differentiated PIT non-taxable minimum applies was increased from 1,200 to 1,800 euros per month.
      * the rate of compulsory state social insurance contributions (SSIAI) was reduced by 1%. Namely, from the previous 35.09% to 34.09% - by 0.5% for both employers and employees.
      * the solidarity tax rate was reduced by 0.5% from 25.5% to 25%.
   * Public Broadcasting of Latvia left the advertising market thanks to state funding.
* 7 January:
   * Ilze Viņķele was relieved of his duties as Minister of Health, and Minister of Defense Artis Pabriks was appointed Acting Minister.
   * The Saeima approved Daniels Pavļuts as the Minister of Health.
   * The National Alliance submits to the Saeima a draft law regarding an amendment to the Constitution, which intends to strictly define the concept of family as a union of a male and a female person.

### April

* 28 April – Riga hostel fire

### June

* 5 June – 2021 Latvian municipal elections was held.

## Deaths

* 27 February – Alvils Gulbis, basketball player (born 1936).
* 14 March – Māris Grīnblats, politician, minister of Education (born 1955).
* 24 March – Uldis Bērziņš, poet and translator (born 1944).
* 27 June – Jevgeņijs Drobots, politician and engineer (born 1946).
* 4 July – Matīss Kivlenieks, professional ice hockey goaltender (born 1996).
* July 18 – Valerij Zhuravliov, Soviet/Latvian chess master (born 1938).
* 14 September – Ansis Bērziņš, film producer and director (born 1940).
* 14 October – Ojārs Ēriks Kalniņš, politician and diplomat (born 1949).
* 5 November – Andris Kolbergs, writer (born 1938).
