No increase of the tax burden as a result of the reform is acceptable, Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins has said after meeting with coalition partners. Karins promised to do everything to ensure the government is able to look at Finance Ministry’s prepared report on possible changes to the tax system, put rumors to rest and…
Shipping line Tallink is holding a farming-themed one-off cruise to the Aland/Ahvenanmaa islands in September. The cruise mirrors earlier such trips the company has organized to the autonomous Finnish islands, as well as to Saaremaa, and coincides with Aland’s Open Farms weekend on September 18-20. “We have been able to offer more trips to Aland…
The National Statistical Committee of Kyrgyzstan has summed up the results of five months of 2020. According to the committee, $699.3 million have been sent to Kyrgyzstan from abroad over the reporting period. As the National Statistical Committee says, this is the lowest figure in the last five years. Remittances to Kyrgyzstan amounted to $699.3…
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has formed a delegation to take part in negotiations with the Republic of North Macedonia on revision of the free trade agreement. The corresponding decree was signed by the Head of State on August 10. “The document, in particular, approves the new composition of the Ukrainian delegation led by Deputy…
Sales of electric vehicles in Ukraine in July decreased by 6% YoY, to 799 units. The negative dynamics was obviously caused by confusion in the legislation, which became the result of a change in the system of codification of goods, the Ukrainian Association of Automobile Manufacturers Ukrautoprom said on Telegram. “On June 4, the Verkhovna…
Latvian electricity transmission network maintenance company AS Augstsprieguma tikls (AT) plans to reduce transmission tariffs and increase the transmission capacity maintenance fee, according to the tariff project published in Latvian Herald. The tariff project has been submitted to the Public Utilities Commission (SPRK) for approval. Representatives of AT say transmission tariff changes directly affect only…
Exports of goods recovered from the spring coronavirus pandemic and remained at approximately the same level in June as in June 2019, according to the state agency Statistics Estonia, though imports fell by 8%. Wood and metal industries were the main driver for the recovery, the agency said. When taken as a whole for the…