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What changed

Every date in the rules the calculators apply: what took effect, what will, and what was read against its source.

This page is generated from the dates written into the rules files the calculators read, so nothing on it is typed by hand. Under each rule are links to the calculators that apply it.

Scheduled changes

  • Saudi Arabia · From 1 July 2027

    New Social Insurance Law: Royal Decree No. M/273 (in force 3 July 2024)

    Annuities contribution for new subscribers: employee 10.5%, employer 10.5%

    Under review

  • Oman · Applies until 19 July 2027

    Oman Labour Law, Article 61: end-of-service gratuity

  • Saudi Arabia · From 1 July 2028

    New Social Insurance Law: Royal Decree No. M/273 (in force 3 July 2024)

    Annuities contribution for new subscribers: employee 11%, employer 11%

    Under review

When each rule took effect

Newest first. The date is the day the rule took effect, not the day it was added to this site.

2026

  • Saudi Arabia · From 1 July 2026

    New Social Insurance Law: Royal Decree No. M/273 (in force 3 July 2024)

    Annuities contribution for new subscribers: employee 10%, employer 10%

    Under review

2025

2024

  • Saudi Arabia · In force from 2 October 2024

    Saudi Regulation of Domestic Workers, Article 22: end-of-service award

  • Saudi Arabia · In force from 3 July 2024

    New Social Insurance Law: Royal Decree No. M/273 (in force 3 July 2024)

  • Saudi Arabia · In force from 3 July 2024

    Saudi Social Insurance Law (Royal Decree M/273), Article 16: the statutory pension age

  • Saudi Arabia · In force from 1 January 2024

    ZATCA Implementing Regulations for Zakat Collection 1445H

2023

  • Oman · In force from 31 July 2023

    Oman Labour Law, Article 61: end-of-service gratuity

  • Oman · In force from 31 July 2023

    Oman Labour Law, Article 78: annual leave

  • Oman · In force from 31 July 2023

    Oman Labour Law, Article 71: overtime pay

  • Oman · In force from 31 July 2023

    Oman Labour Law, Article 38: notice period

  • UAE · In force from 1 January 2023

    UAE Cabinet Resolution implementing the Unemployment Insurance Scheme, as the scheme publishes it

    Under review

2022

2021

  • Oman · In force from 16 April 2021

    Art. 36 of the Oman VAT Law (Royal Decree 121/2020): the 5% standard rate

2020

  • Qatar · In force from 9 September 2020

    Qatar Labour Law, Article 51: leaving employment with rights preserved

  • Qatar · In force from 9 September 2020

    Qatar Labour Law, Article 49: notice period

  • Qatar · In force from 9 September 2020

    Art. 39 of the Qatar Labour Law: probation period

  • Saudi Arabia · In force from 1 July 2020

    Art. 2(2) of the KSA VAT Law (Royal Decree M/113), as amended on 24/10/1441H: the 15% standard rate

2018

2017

2015

2014

2013

  • UAE · In force from 28 December 2013

    Art. 3 of the CBUAE Regulations Regarding Mortgage Loans (Circular 31/2013): important ratios

  • UAE · In force from 18 September 2013

    Dubai Executive Council Resolution No. 30 of 2013 on the fees of the Land Department

2012

  • Bahrain · In force from 2 September 2012

    Bahrain Labour Law, Article 116: leaving indemnity

  • Bahrain · In force from 2 September 2012

    Bahrain Labour Law, Article 58: annual leave

  • Bahrain · In force from 2 September 2012

    Bahrain Labour Law, Article 54: overtime pay

  • Bahrain · In force from 2 September 2012

    Bahrain Labour Law, Article 99: notice period

2010

2006

2005

Read against the source

The last day each rule was read against its text or its official source, newest first.

17 September 2026

14 September 2026

9 September 2026

8 September 2026

  • Saudi Arabia

    Art. 11 of the SAMA Implementing Regulation of the Real Estate Finance Law: loan-to-value

  • Saudi Arabia

    Art. 14(b) of SAMA's Responsible Lending Principles: how income other than salary is counted

  • Saudi Arabia

    Art. 15 of SAMA Responsible Lending Principles: the income band up to SAR 15,000

  • Saudi Arabia

    Art. 16 of SAMA Responsible Lending Principles: the income band from SAR 15,000 to 25,000

  • Saudi Arabia

    Art. 17 of SAMA Responsible Lending Principles: income from SAR 25,000, where the lender policy governs

  • Saudi Arabia

    ZATCA Implementing Regulations for Zakat Collection 1445H

  • Saudi Arabia

    Art. 89(3)(a): sales assessed at employees x SAR 6,000

    Under review

  • UAE

    Dubai Executive Council Resolution No. 30 of 2013 on the fees of the Land Department

  • UAE

    Dubai Executive Council Resolution 30/2013, Schedule item 1: the 4% property transfer fee

  • UAE

    Dubai Executive Council Resolution 30/2013, Schedule item 22: the title deed issue fee

  • UAE

    Dubai Executive Council Resolution 30/2013, Schedule item 62: the site map fee

  • UAE

    Dubai Executive Council Resolution 30/2013, Schedule item 10 for the 0.25% mortgage registration fee, with the fixed part from the Land Department's sale-with-mortgage service page

  • Oman

    The Oman Tax Authority's VAT taxpayer guide, read with Arts. 50(2) and 51(3) of the GCC Unified VAT Agreement: the registration thresholds

7 September 2026

6 September 2026

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