This year’s September may turn out rather good for gardening and fruit harvest, predicts Latvian Rural Advisory and Training Centre’s senior gardening specialist Maris Narvils. He says there are currently no concerns for any sudden weather changes to impact fruit growers in the coming weeks. September may be rather beneficial to gardening work and fruit…
The law that provides stricter language requirements for procurement of agriculture land is not discriminatory towards citizens of other European Union member states, says Latvian Agriculture Ministry, commenting on complaints submitted to EC center for setting conflicts Solvit by foreign businessmen in relation to the requirements imposed by Latvia on privatization of land. “According to…
State institutions have to perform specific functions to secure payment of taxes in the interest of all residents. Without a doubt, every person working in state administration should promote awareness of residents on the importance of paying taxes. However, according to international practices, there are other creative tools to motivate people to participate voluntarily, explains…
A total of EUR 80 million will be available in Latvia’s budget for 2018, as confirmed by Finance Minister Dana Reizniece-Ozola after the government’s extraordinary meeting. On August 29, the Cabinet of Ministers discussed requests of different ministries for priorities. Previously, the total value of priorities submitted by ministries was estimated at EUR 600 million.…
Soon Latvian residents and businesses will be able to perform most transactions within seconds, Swedbank representatives promise. This will be made possible thanks to lightning-fast or electronic transaction system between European banks. Multiple Latvian banks intend to join this system. Swedbank predicts that Latvian residents will like this, seeing as how they have already gotten…
In Q2 the average gross wages and salaries for full-time work constituted 927 euros. Compared to Q2 2016, the average wages and salaries increased by 74 euros or by 8.7%. Compared to the previous quarter, in Q2 2016 the increase in the gross wages and salaries comprised 4.8% (42.7 euros). Compared to Q2 2016, in…
Internet stores continue becoming more and more popular among residents. The number of transactions using Visa payment cards issued by PrivatBank has grown by 6.1% YoY in the first six months of 2017, according to data compiled by PrivatBank. January and March were the hottest months for Internet shopping in this year’s six-month period. The…