“Administration spending will be cut by 5 percent,” he told opposition lawmakers.
The requirement to reduce spending will not apply to statutory bodies, Butkevičius added.
A 5-percent cut in public administration expenditure is envisaged in next year’s budget, which is being drafted, he said.
Social Democratic Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius sees a good chance of reaching a deal with the Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU) on a new ruling coalition, but says that he is worried about the winning party’s pre-election proposals that would boost next year’s budget deficit if implemented. […]
The departing government of Algirdas Butkevičius has poor relations with President Dalia Grybauskaitė. The head of state did not miss opportunities to sting or ridicule the Social Democrat-led cabinet, while the PM himself stated that […]
The prime ministers of Lithuania and Latvia on Friday criticized Greek PM Alexis Tsipras‘ visit to Moscow where he spoke against the European Union‘s (EU) sanctions for Russia. […]
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