social insurance

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For Ukrainians caught up in the war, Lithuania will provide everything that Lithuanians have: allowances, pensions, child money

After Russia attacked Ukraine, thousands of Ukrainians fleeing death arrived in Lithuania. In Lithuania, as in other EU countries, they…

3 years ago
  • Economy

Proposed tax reform: Higher income for lowest earners, fewer exceptions

The Lithuanian government of Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has stepped back on its intentions of consolidating income-related taxes on the…

7 years ago
  • Economy

Income tax reform to benefit those making under EUR 1,000 – PM candidate

Saulius Skvernelis, candidate for Lithuania's new prime minister, says that no major tax reforms are planned for the nearest future,…

8 years ago
  • Politics

President signs pension, social insurance reform into law

Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė has signed into law the reforms of the pension system and the state-run social insurer Sodra,…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

New proposal sees tax rise for small business

Proposals considered by the Lithuanian Parliament would raise social insurance contributions that small businesses have to pay into the system…

8 years ago
  • Economy

Raising social insurance contributions ‘would help increase wages for 260,000 employees’

Minimal social insurance contributions should be paid as a percentage of the minimum wage even by employees who make less…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Making Lithuania’s tax system more like Estonia’s would generate extra €2bn, says economist

If Lithuania made its tax system more transparent, like Estonia's, it could collect about €2.5 billion more to its coffers…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian government extends €420m loan to state social insurance fund

The Lithuanian government has agreed to extend a €420 million interest-free loan to Lithuania's social insurance fund, the Sodra, to…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania plans to raise retirement age

The Lithuanian Parliament has begun considering legislative amendments that would peg retirement to average life expectancy. It has been proposed…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian social insurance fund’s deficit to narrow 48 percent in 2016

The gap between revenue and expenditure of Lithuania's State Social Insurance Fund, the Sodra, next year is expected to narrow…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuanian parliament passes next year’s social insurance budget

The Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday adopted the 2015 budget for the state social insurance fund, Sodra, that provides for bringing…

10 years ago