Statutory interest rate change for 2019 OnFocus News 19 December 2018, no. 72 Pursuant to Ministerial Decree 12 December 2018, starting from January 2019, new statutory interest rate has been determined in 0.8% per year. Tax credit for “4.0 professional training”. Clarifications OnFocus News 18 December 2018, no. 71 Tax credit for 4.0 professional training is an experimental incentive aimed at promoting employee training on technologies used for digital transformation and technological advancement processes. Its extension for 2019 is currently being studied. Incentives for hiring women in specific sectors and professions OnFocus News 3 December 2018, no. 70 Professional areas with a men/women disparity rate high enough to allow, in 2019, the hire of women with an incentive, consisting in the reduction of employer social security contribution rates, have been specified.