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With spending on research and development (R&D) and venture capital investment as a percentage of GDP among the highest in the world, Israel has entered 2019 as a leading technology country.

On 28 December 2018, the Italian government published Legislative Decree No. 142, transposing the European Union's Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (2016/1164) into Italian legislation. The new set of provisions will be effective from the fiscal year following December 31 2018. The decree will aim to tackle tax avoidance practices related to interest deduction, exit tax, rules on foreign controlled companies, a definition of financial intermediaries, and hybrid mismatches, all of which are explored below.

The mere holding of a Spanish residential property by a non-tax resident gives rise to tax on an annual basis, regardless of whether the property is held directly by the individual or through a corporate structure.