On August 24, Latvia’s Cabinet of Ministers reviewed a report prepared by the Ministry of Finance on the state base budget and state special budget. Consolidated budget expenditures are estimated at EUR 11.886 billion. For 2022 the ministry has estimated base budget expenditures at EUR 8.741 billion and for 2023 state base budget expenditures are…
Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to Japan Mirlan Arstanbaev visited the store of Kato Bihoen company, located on the old shopping street behind the famous Kaminarimon gate of the Sensoji temple in Asakusa (Tokyo), press service of the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Kyrgyzstan reported. “At the beginning of the meeting, the director of Kato Bihoen, Kato Dzyutaro,…
Better-than-expected economic performance, and with it higher tax revenues, has raised questions whether spring’s proposed cuts of EUR 60 million to the state budget will go ahead unchanged. However, more will be known following the economic forecast published in September, and ahead of the state budget for 2022 itself, which must be finalized at the…
In the first half of 2021, the total number of transactions involving payment cards issued by Ukrainian banks amounted to 3,598.3 million, while their volume was UAH 2,305.9 billion, up by a third YoY. The total number of transactions (non-cash and cash) with payment cards issued by Ukrainian banks in the first half of 2021…
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal says that the first round of negotiations between the Ukrainian and European sides on accelerating the abolition of customs tariffs in bilateral trade will launch in September. The statement came following a meeting with European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis in Kyiv. “Ukraine’s political and economic integration with the…
Latvian State Revenue Service’s Tax and Customs Police have commenced a criminal procedure over large-scale contraband of tobacco products. Latvian authorities managed to prevent damages worth EUR 400,000 to the state by uncovering this crime, as reported by the service. In August, VID Tax and Customs Police performed investigative measures after receiving a tip regarding…
European Council President Charles Michel has tweeted that the deadline for disbursement of macro financial assistance is looming and “it is time for the Georgian government to demonstrate its commitment to the agreements and notably the reform agenda”. Michel’s tweet comes after a meeting with Georgian PM Irakli Garibashvili during the Crimea Platform forum in…