The integration process involving the Finance and Capital Market Commission (FKTK) and the Bank of Latvia could be used as an excuse to reduce the independence of the central bank, said the governor of the bank Martins Kazaks. “We can see the merge process of FKTK and the Bank of Latvia is not simple. Certain…
The planned state budget financing for sports in Latvia may decline by EUR 5.96 million, as detailed in the 2021 budget plan. The plan notes that this year’s funding is EUR 38.8 million. For next year, however, the funding for this sector is at EUR 32.8 million. For example, next year none of the national…
The overload of healthcare workers in Latvia because of the spread of COVID-19 is obvious, the chairman of Latvian Hospital Association (LHA) Jevgenijs Kalejs says. Kalejs claims the rapid spread of COVID-19 has caused workload to increase for all healthcare workers, adding that the state has not considered full remuneration of increased workload. The representatives…
Latvia’s power transmission system operator AS Augstsprieguma tikls (AST) plans to invest EUR 405 million in development in a ten-year period from 2021 to 2030, according to the development plan approved by the Public Utilities Commission (SPRK). As reported by the company, the most considerable expenditures are associated with efforts to increase the transmission network’s…
The main objectives of Latvia’s defense sector for 2021 will be modernization of the country’s army and enhancement of its cyber security, according to the legislative draft on the 2021 state budget. Defense Ministry’s planned expenditures for 2020 reach EUR 548,332,786, whereas next year’s expenditures are EUR 693,521,903. It is planned to spend EUR 201,863,149…
EUR 1.875 billion has been reserved in Latvia’s 2021 state budget for various investments, according to information compiled by the Finance Ministry. The 2020 budget had reserved EUR 1.786 billion for investments. This means the volume of money reserved for investments will increase by EUR 107 million next year. EUR 547.5 million is planned to…
On October 16, the legislative draft for Latvia’s 2021 state budget was submitted to the Saeima’s committees for review. The budget plan plans expenditures at EUR 10.758 billion. The chairman of Saeima’s Budget and Finance Committee Martins Bondars promised to work for several days on the legislative draft, stressing that ministers and the prime ministers…