tax

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Tax authorities start trawl of citizens bank accounts for tax evasion

The government has given the go-ahead for Lithuanian tax authorities to start scrutinising Lithuanians' bank accounts for tax evasion and…

9 years ago
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  • Opinion

Lithuanian elite flock to Neringa with mixed effects

Neringa, the municipality located on Lithuania's picturesque Curonian Spit, has become a Mecca for the country's rich and famous. However,…

9 years ago
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  • Opinion

How much tax are Google, Facebook paying in the Baltic States?

International companies like Google are making deeper inroads into the economies of the Baltic states, but they still choose to…

9 years ago
  • Economy

January tax revenues exceeded projections by 2%

This January, the national budget and municipal authorities collected 2% (€12.1 million) more tax revenue than planned and 7.1% (€41…

9 years ago
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MP proposes VAT cuts on basic foods

A reduced value-added tax (VAT) rate should apply to basic food products, according to a new bill being proposed by…

9 years ago
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Lithuanian revenue service sets sights on aggressive tax evaders

Even though Lithuania is not introducing any new levies this year, the country's tax authorities are planning to increase revenues…

9 years ago
  • Economy

‘People who say they make the minimum wage but have big money in their accounts should be worried’

About one tenth of all Lithuanian bank accounts will be scrutinised by the State Tax Inspectorate under a new law…

9 years ago
  • Economy

No progressive taxation in Lithuania, PM says

Lithuania will not introduce progressive taxation because there are too few high-earners, according to the country's social democrat Prime Minister…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Accessing bank account details to fight tax evasion ‘inefficient’, Seimas speaker says

Seimas Speaker Loreta Graužinienė has said she opposes recent proposals to have all commercial banks share information about account holders…

9 years ago
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Refugee fuel tax may hit Lithuanian drivers but ‘is logical’, say analysts

Drivers in all 28 EU member states, including Lithuania, may be forced to pay a special refugee tax for each…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Tax authorities push to access people’s bank account data

In an effort to fight tax evasion, Lithuania's Finance Ministry wants to have banks share data on all account holders…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Tackling tax evasion sees Lithuanian government tax revenues rise 7%

Increased efforts to tackle tax evasion and the black market led to a significant increase in tax revenues for the…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Real estate tax revenue falls by a third

After the Constitutional Court approved a change to real estate tax codes last fall, real estate tax revenue dipped by…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Achema pays €31m in disputed gas taxes

Achema, the Lithuanian fertilizer and industrial chemicals producer, has paid €31.34 million in gas taxes that it had previously contested.…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Reform of tax system ‘should be key platform for Social Democrats’ in election

Lithuania's Social Democratic Party needs to run on a truly social democratic platform, centred around a reformed and fairer tax…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian parliament drops progressive tax idea

The Seimas, the Parliament of Lithuania, has rejected the initiative to introduce progressive taxation. [...]

9 years ago
  • Economy

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
  • Economy

Lithuanian government rejects progressive taxation

On Wednesday, the Cabinet of Lithuania rejected the proposal to introduce progressive rates of personal income tax in the country.…

9 years ago
  • Economy

European Commission criticizes Lithuania for poor VAT collection

The level of VAT revenue collected in Lithuania is well below that which could be collected, the European Commission has…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania to raise tax on amber to 20 percent of market value

The Lithuanian government has approved an rise in taxes on amber extraction as the country prepares to launch a tender…

9 years ago