Politics
President signs 2018 budget into law
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has signed next year’s state budget bill into law, her office said on Wednesday. […]
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Economy
Seimas approves 2018 budget
Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday approved the 2018 budget, the first budget in the country’s history with the government sector’s revenue expected to top the spending, and Lithuania finally meeting its commitment to NATO of earmarking 2 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) to defence. […]
Economy
Politics
Seimas speaker sees efforts to stall decisions on non-Lithuanian names in passports
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis stated on Monday he saw efforts at the parliament to derail the adoption of the laws that would allow non-Lithuanian letters in first and last names in passports. […]
CORPORATE
Lightning keeps striking all year, will the villager start crossing himself?
I wish to immediately admit: the past year after the Seimas elections are still not enough time to strictly evaluate the majority’s work. However I am afraid that this time we may have a unique […]
Politics
Vilnius SocDems set to stay in capital city’s coalition
The council of the Vilnius unit of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Council decided to continue their participation in the new ruling coalition formed by the Liberal Movement, saying they would see whether their proposals are reflected in the 2018 budget draft. […]
Politics
SocDems back budget draft, point to faults
The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party has expressed support to the 2018 budget draft, regardless of a decision to pull out of the ruling coalition. […]
Economy
Lithuania must save for future amid growing economy – Minister of Finance
Lithuania formed a surplus 2018 state budget for the first time since regaining independence in 1990, says Finance Minister Vilius Šapoka, adding this is necessary amid fast economic development and the need to accumulate reserves for a rainy day. […]
Economy
Lithuania’s 2018 budget draft submitted to EC, euro group
Lithuania has submitted the 2018 budget draft to the European Commission (EC) and the euro group. Finance Minister Vilius Šapoka says the draft is in line with the national and European Union’s (EU) fiscal discipline rules. […]
Economy
Economy
Lithuania’s 2018 budget to be surplus with higher spending
Lithuania’s 2018 state budget will be a surplus, and its spending will grow from this year, says Finance Minister Vilius Šapoka, however, refusing to specify any budget-related figures. […]
Economy
Economy
Lithuania to have surplus 2018 budget – Minister of Finance
Lithuania’s 2018 budget will have a surplus, Finance Minister Vilius Šapoka has pledged, however, did not specify how much the the state revenue would exceed the spending. […]
Politics
Key bills of Seimas’ autumn session
The Lithuanian parliament has opened its autumn session. Here is a look at the session’s potentially most-contentious bills: […]
CORPORATE
Social Democrats may depart the coalition in autumn?
“The stress test of our coalition with the “Farmers” will be in autumn during the formation of the budget. Then we will see how to act,” Social Democrat leader Gintautas Paluckas told LRT.lt when asked […]