Committee on Budget and Finance

  • Economy

Has the Bank of Lithuania chief been too talkative?

The ruling majority and Seimas Budget and Finance Committee (BFK) chairman Stasys Jakeliūnas, who is leading them into battle against…

6 years ago
  • Opinion

Investigations in Lithuania don’t resolve problems

Political investigations in Lithuania [...]

6 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Social Democrat Labour seek a president: A. Butkevičius mentioned as a potential candidate to his own surprise

The Lithuanian Social Democratic Labour Party could back the presidential bid of Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis if he chose to…

6 years ago
  • Politics

Questions for the president about commercial and central banks’ actions in crisis investigation

The Seimas Committee on Budget and Finance will request President Dalia Grybauskaitė to answer questions on the financial crisis. She…

6 years ago
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  • Opinion

S. Jakeliūnas’ statement surprises bank association head: are you trying to cause panic in the markets?

There is too great a concentration of Swedish banks in Lithuania, thus one of them should be sold. This was…

6 years ago
  • Economy

Crisis is not around corner but slowdown signs are visible, Lithuanian central banker says

Lithuania's central banker says he sees no clear signs of an upcoming new economic crisis but warns about slowing growth.…

6 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania’s central bank was not cautious enough before crisis, chairman says

The Bank of Lithuania could have tightened supervision rules for the banking sector before the last crisis but failed to…

6 years ago
  • Politics

Seimas rejects presidential veto on waste-to-energy plants

The Lithuanian parliament overturned on Thursday President Dalia Grybauskaitė's veto of amendments tightening the requirements for the construction of waste-to-energy…

6 years ago
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  • Opinion

S. Jakeliūnas’ investigation: aimed at the Social Democrats, investigates the Conservatives

Member of Seimas Stasys Jakeliūnas has taken aim at the cabinet of Andrius Kubilius – at Kubilius himself and Ingrida…

6 years ago
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  • Opinion

I. Makaraitytė. Pit of hot coals for Gitanas Nausėda – the silent majority, which is against gay rights

To even his own surprise, Gitanas Nausėda suddenly thought that the question of homosexual partnership should be resolved through a…

6 years ago
  • Economy

Government may propose to impose car tax – official

The Lithuanian government does not propose to increase the taxation of real estate, at least not for now, but it…

6 years ago
  • Politics

Nausėda will soon announce if he will run for Lithuanian president

Economist Gitanas Nausėda, leaving the position of advisor to SEB bank president, plans to announce his decision on whether he…

6 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuania’s tax reform passes 2nd reading in parliament

Lithuania's three-year tax system reform on Tuesday passed the second reading in the Seimas. [...]

6 years ago
  • Economy

Seimas takes another step to setting ceiling on social security contributions

The Lithuanian parliament on Friday took another step toward adopting a part of the government's proposed tax reform package, including…

6 years ago
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  • Opinion

“Farmer” unity breaking down: comrades stand against Karbauskis

Tax reform and a new parliamentary investigation are two barriers that the "Farmers" are obstructed by, apparently failing to find…

6 years ago
  • Economy

Seimas committee approves of social security tax ceiling

The Lithuanian parliament's Committee on Social Affairs and Labor on Wednesday approved of a ceiling on employees' contributions to the…

6 years ago
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  • Opinion

MG Baltic case. The secret “colour system” of the Liberals and funding

For a Lithuania where it is good to live and corruption will be wiped out with a bang. Such were…

7 years ago
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  • Opinion

MG Baltic case. How at the group’s behest, a conservative strove to harm Landsbergis and why Steponavičius lowered himself

MG Baltic group VP Raimondas Kurlianskis boasted to a number of high state officials that he maintains close connections with…

7 years ago
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  • Opinion

The calm before the storm: a revolt brewing in the “Farmer” ranks

The threat of breaking up is looming over the Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union (LVŽS) Seimas group: some ten members…

7 years ago
  • Politics

Seimas committee to look at previous governments’ handling of public finances

The Lithuanian parliament on Thursday asked the Committee on Budget and Finance (CBF) to scrutinize the handling of public finances…

7 years ago