More than half of Latvian employers pay their employees wages below the minimal monthly amount, said Director of the State Revenue Service Tax Control Office Sandra Karklina Admine on July 24. She says SRS puts a lot of effort into combating grey economy. Combating envelope wages will be one of this year’s main priorities, she…
Finance and Capital Market Commission in cooperation with Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Counterproliferation Center found out in a target inspection that Latvian banks – Norvik Banka and Rietumu Banka – had not followed requirements of regulations for the prevention of money laundering and terrorism funding. Violations are associated with client evaluation, which includes transaction monitoring…
The tax reform submitted to the Saeima for approval is one big disappointment that will not improve competitiveness, said head of the Monetary Policy Office of the Bank of Latvia Uldis Rutkaste. According to him, the tax reform will not resolve the main problems of Latvia’s tax system. “The tax reform will not improve competitiveness…
By increasing excise tax for beer, the goal of reducing alcohol consumption will not be achieved. This is because consumption of other alcoholic beverages will increase as a result, notes CEO of Latvian Breweries Union Peteris Linins, commenting on the government’s plans to raise excise tax for beer. He emphasizes that Finance Ministry has developed…
In Latvia, construction production volume in Q1 2017, when compared with the same period of last year, grew by 8.4%. This puts Latvia on the tenth place among EU member states, according to the latest data from Eurostat. Increase in construction output larger than Latvia’s was noted in Cyprus (+36.7%), Hungary (+24.6%), Ireland (+21.2%), Estonia…
Potato harvest in Latvia may come one week later than usual. Still, the harvest is expected to be on the level of last year, Potato Growers and Processors Union declared. Aiga Kraukle, chairman of the union, says it is too soon to predict the exact potato yield. But since there are plenty of potato tubers…
Compared with the previous year, demand for seasonal fruit grew this summer: 31% for peaches, 35% for plums and 63% for apricots at Maxima Latvia supermarkets. “Although residents also put unusual fruit in their baskets, such as plum and peach hybrids, preference remains high for usual seasonal fruit – peaches, plums, cherries, etc. Last summer,…