On 1 October 2019, Ms. Zuzana Čaputová, the President of Slovak Republic signed the law introducing updates to the Income Tax Act. On 29 May 2019, the Slovak government approved draft law to update the Income Tax Act. The draft law proposes the implementation of Directive 2017/952 amending Directive 2016/1164 as regards hybrid mismatches with other countries. It also introduces tax incentives for the car manufacturing industry.
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