Seimas of Lithuania
Politics

2016 budget law submitted to Lithuanian parliament

The Seimas, the Parliament of Lithuania, has accepted for consideration the 2016 state draft budget law after discussions and questions to Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius. […]

Economy

Lithuanian state-owned energy enterprises brought greatest profit in 2014

In 2014 state-owned enterprises (SOE) remained an important part of Lithuania’s economy – their input in economy accounted for 3 percent of GDP. In 2014 SOEs earned total revenue of EUR 2.3 billion, which is by 5.6 percent more compared to 2013. Moreover, their normalised net profit increased by nearly 2 percent to EUR 150 million, while their estimated market value grew by 11 percent to EUR 5 billion. […]

Rimantas Šadžius
Economy

Lithuania’s 2016 budget is aimed at boosting consumption, finance minister says

Lithuanian Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius says that next year’s budget has been drafted to give a boost to the country’s slowing-down economy, noting planned increases in the minimum wage, in the non-taxable income tax threshold and in salaries for public sector employees will stimulate domestic consumption. […]

Algirdas Butkevičius
Defence

GDP share for defence will depend on economic situation, Lithuanian PM says

Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says if defence funding continues to be raised at the current rate, Lithuania’s spending on defence will reach the set goal of 2 percent of GDP earlier than planned. Still, the prime minister notes that actual funding will depend on Lithuania’s economic situation. […]

Graikija
Opinion

Open letter to anti-Greek Eastern European bloc

Economist Dr.Zoltan Pogatsa believes that the Eurozone states of the former Eastern bloc have been duped by the major powers into firmly opposing Greece. They are being led to believe that Athens is damaging to their economies. It’s all a deception, the Hungarian professional of political economy argues, as Eastern Eurozone members’ money never actually went to Greece, but to Brussels, in order to support the euro. […]

Juozas Olekas
Defence

Lithuania to spend 1.46 percent of GDP on defence next year, minister says

Lithuania plans to spend 1.46 percent of its GDP on defence next year, the country’s Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas says. […]