tax

  • Economy

Lithuania considers 44-fold tax hike on amber

The Ministry of Environment would like to raise taxes for amber extraction in Lithuania. It has proposed a 44-fold increase…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Maxima owners deny tax evasion accusations

The private holding company Vilniaus Prekyba UAB, one of the largest Lithuanian groups of private companies and owner of the…

9 years ago
  • Economy

New taxes may be introduced if more personal income tax is allocated to Vilnius, expert says

On Thursday, 11 June, Lithuania's Constitutional Court ruled that legal regulations that distribute personal income tax (PIT) to municipal budgets…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Constitutional court rules against cap on income tax share for Vilnius

Limiting Vilnius' share of personal income tax revenues collected in the city goes against the Constitution, the Constitutional Court said…

10 years ago
  • Economy

EC recommendations for Lithuania: less tax on labour, more tax on wealth

Lithuania has received recommendations from the European Commission on the most pressing issues in the economy that need addressing. Disturbingly,…

10 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuanian government says no tax changes in near future

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has assured that the government of Lithuania is not planning to propose any new tax laws…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania to raise excise duty on tobacco and alcohol next March

The parliament of Lithuania has adopted amendments to the Law on Excise Duty. The bill introduces higher excise duty rates…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian PM: Universal real estate tax is premature

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that he opposed a universal tax on real estate. [...]

10 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian politicians mull introducing tax on cars in spring

In a sharp reversal to its previous stance, the current ruling majority is already mulling a possibility to introduce a…

10 years ago
  • Energy

Lithuanian government decides on 1 percent tax on shale gas production

Shale gas production in Lithuania shall be taxed at 1 percent in the first three years, instead of applying the…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian government plans no major tax changes in 2015

Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius claims that the government is not planning to make any major changes to the tax…

10 years ago