minimum wage

Tax and legal changes to drive growth in 2016Tax and legal changes to drive growth in 2016
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Tax and legal changes to drive growth in 2016

With the new year will come new changes to Lithuania's tax codes and other laws that will change residents' everyday…

9 years ago
Lithuania to raise minimum monthly wage to EUR 350Lithuania to raise minimum monthly wage to EUR 350
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Lithuania to raise minimum monthly wage to EUR 350

On Wednesday, the government of Lithuania approved minimum wage raise up to 350 euro per month. The new rate will…

9 years ago
Lithuanian Social democratic MP suggest more taxes on below-minimum wageLithuanian Social democratic MP suggest more taxes on below-minimum wage
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Lithuanian Social democratic MP suggest more taxes on below-minimum wage

The Lithuanian parliament will discuss a proposal of Deputy Parliament Speaker Algirdas Sysas, a social democrat, that employers who pay…

9 years ago
Minimum wage to grow in JanuaryMinimum wage to grow in January
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Minimum wage to grow in January

The Tripartite Council - consisting of representatives of the Government, employers and employees - has reached an agreement that the…

9 years ago
Lithuanian MP suggests indexing minimum wage to average payLithuanian MP suggests indexing minimum wage to average pay
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Lithuanian MP suggests indexing minimum wage to average pay

New proposed amendments to the Labour Code of Lithuania suggest that the minimum monthly wage should not be lower than…

9 years ago
Lithuanian parliament proposes 34-percent hike to minimum wageLithuanian parliament proposes 34-percent hike to minimum wage
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Lithuanian parliament proposes 34-percent hike to minimum wage

The Lithuanian Parliament has adopted a resolution, proposing to the Government to raise the minimum monthly wage to EUR 437,…

10 years ago
Lithuanian parliament speaker: Two minimum wage raises next yearLithuanian parliament speaker: Two minimum wage raises next year
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Lithuanian parliament speaker: Two minimum wage raises next year

Speaker of the Seimas, Loreta Graužinienė, believes that the minimum monthly wage should be raised in two stages next year.…

10 years ago
Lithuanian expert sees minimum wage increase as retribution for labour code reformLithuanian expert sees minimum wage increase as retribution for labour code reform
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Lithuanian expert sees minimum wage increase as retribution for labour code reform

The government’s decision to increase the minimum monthly wage by 25 euros to 325 euros in July and hints about…

10 years ago
Lithuanian government okays minimum wage increase to EUR 325Lithuanian government okays minimum wage increase to EUR 325
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Lithuanian government okays minimum wage increase to EUR 325

The Lithuanian government has given its approval to a proposal to increase the minimum wage by 25 euros, to 325…

10 years ago
Lithuanian government considers raising minimum monthly wage to EUR 325Lithuanian government considers raising minimum monthly wage to EUR 325
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Lithuanian government considers raising minimum monthly wage to EUR 325

Lithuanian Ministry of Social Security and Labour has submitted a draft resolution to the Government, where it suggests raising minimum…

10 years ago
Lithuanian government to raise minimum pay to EUR 350Lithuanian government to raise minimum pay to EUR 350
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Lithuanian government to raise minimum pay to EUR 350

The minimum monthly wage in Lithuania will be increased by 25 euros to 325 euros in July and may be…

10 years ago
Lithuania should put off minimum wage hike amid worsening economic outlook, analyst saysLithuania should put off minimum wage hike amid worsening economic outlook, analyst says
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Lithuania should put off minimum wage hike amid worsening economic outlook, analyst says

Lithuania's authorities should postpone plans for a minimum wage hike after the central bank on Friday cut its GDP growth…

10 years ago
Minimum-earning workers in Lithuania among worst-paid in EuropeMinimum-earning workers in Lithuania among worst-paid in Europe
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Minimum-earning workers in Lithuania among worst-paid in Europe

Despite the fact that minimum wage in Lithuania was raised in the beginning of 2015 to 300 euros, Lithuania is…

10 years ago
Lithuanian president approves of minimum wage raiseLithuanian president approves of minimum wage raise
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Lithuanian president approves of minimum wage raise

President Dalia Grybauskaitė approves of the proposal to raise minimum wage, noting that Lithuania has the lowest minimum monthly salary…

10 years ago
Lithuanian industrialists welcome another minimum wage increaseLithuanian industrialists welcome another minimum wage increase
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Lithuanian industrialists welcome another minimum wage increase

The Presidium of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists (LPK) has confirmed on Tuesday that industrialists welcome the government's plans to…

10 years ago
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Lithuanian government will not decide on raising minimum wage before May

Lithuania's Minister of Finance Rimantas Šadžius says that if the economy and wages grow, then raising the minimum monthly salary…

10 years ago
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Lithuania must raise minimum pay every year, president says

Commenting on the ruling coalition's recent agreement regarding the increase of minimum monthly pay, President Dalia Grybauskaitė has stressed that…

10 years ago
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Lithuanian ruling parties agree on EUR 325 minimum monthly salary in 2015

The parliamentary groups of the Order and Justice party, the Social Democrats and the Labour Party have agreed that the…

10 years ago
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Lithuanian PM looking for EUR 29.5m to raise government employees’ salaries

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says the Government is looking for LTL 102 million (EUR 29.5 million) in next year's budget…

10 years ago
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Parliament speaker says minimum pay could grow EUR 29 next July

Parliament Speaker Loreta Graužinienė reckons that next July the minimum monthly salary could rise by LTL 100 (EUR 29). The…

10 years ago