Ministry of Welfare offers giving pensioners in Latvia another single-time benefit in December, according to the ministry’s presentation published on the Saeima’s website regarding proposals for compensation of energy price rise for households. Pensioners whose pension is under EUR 300 are proposed to be given a EUR 200 bonus, whereas for pensioners whose pension is…
This year’s economic growth is expected to reach 3.8%, while annual inflation is to amount to 9.1%, according to a Finance Ministry macroeconomic forecast published on April 26. The government approved a multi-year financial plan for the years 2022-2025, part of which was an updated convergence program to be handed over to the European Commission…
The United Kingdom announced the decision to reduce all tariffs to zero and remove all quotas on imports of Ukrainian goods thus saving thousands of jobs during the war. “I am grateful to the United Kingdom and personally to Prime Minister Boris Johnson for his prompt and positive response to our request for trade liberalization.…
As of April 25, the balance on the special fundraising account the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) opened to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine totals over UAH 45 million. Overall, the NBU has already transferred almost UAH 15.4 billion to meet the needs of the Ukrainian military. In addition, the balance on the special…
Poland’s unemployment rate fell to 5.4% in March from 5.5% February, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on April 26. The number of registered unemployed measured 902,100 in March against 921,800 in the previous month, GUS also said. Earlier, the Family and Social Policy Ministry estimated March’s unemployment also at 5.4%. (The First News/Business World…
Customs Service revenues to the state budget amounted to over 687.9 million lei on April 18-25, up by 23.3% than the budget burden set for this period. According to the institution, the private people set out goods the value in customs of which exceeded the non-taxable limit, collected payments amounting to over 8.3 million lei,…
The ruling coalition in Latvia plans to discuss possible solutions to compensate the rapid price rise, as journalists were told by representatives of government parties. Last week, the Minister of Welfare Gatis Eglitis presented to coalition cooperation parties the plan to increase minimal wage from EUR 640 to EUR 700 next year. On April 25,…