State budget

Reduced 5 pct VAT rate on online media approved (1)

Lithuanian will apply a reduced VAT rate of 5 percent on electronic media – newspapers, magazines and other periodicals – from January 2021, a move...

President approves makeup of Simonyte Cabinet (1)

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said on Monday he has signed a decree to approve the makeup of the center-right Cabinet of Prime Minister Ingrida...

Nausėda condemns ex-speaker's remark about Tomasevski

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda condemned on Tuesday a recent remark by Arunas Valinskas , a TV show host and a former parliamentary speaker, about...

Minister: budget deficit to narrow, debt-to-GDP ratio to stabilize in 2021

The Lithuanian state's 2021 budget bill has been drafted with the aim of reducing the general government deficit and stabilizing the growth of debt...

Defense spending to reach 2.01-2.09 percent of GDP next year

Lithuania's defense budget is projected to exceed 2 percent of GDP in 2021, according to the Defense Ministry .

Lithuania may raise minimum wage by EUR 35 ^{child benefit by EUR 10 next year}

Presidential aide: Lithuania's coronavirus situation under control (1)

Nausėda calls for EU discussion on help to post-Lukashenko Belarus

Nauseda: poverty level still very high (2)

Representatives of business and banks' associations suspected of unlawful influence on legislative processes

Opposition leader wants budget review along with president's proposals

Jobs-preserving employers to receive two-sized subsidies

Study: Lithuanians have low concern towards climate change

Rebuilding of Renge track completed

ECB urges to do comprehensive impact assessment of bank tax

Parliament adopts 2020 state budget

Skvernelis: ruling bloc's council to meet over transport minister in early January

Spurt of Lithuanian start-ups continues: €166.5 million of investment attracted this year

Nauseda: Lithuania needs to spend 14 billion EUR on climate change over 10 years

Finance minister expects compromise on 2020 budget

Survey: retail tax will raise prices and affect economy

Lithuania opens visa centers in US

Baskiene: retailer and banking taxes could be introduced in July

Vasiliauskas calls on MPs to turn to ECB over banking tax

Nauseda: state bank shouldn’t be taboo

Prime Minister vows to balance 2020 budget after tax proposals rejected

Skvernelis: risks involved in Belaruskali's investments in Klaipeda are conrolled

Initiative to tax bank assets stalls in Lithuanian parliament

Government considers 2020 budget with revenue and expenditure going up

President's proposed faster pension rise to cost EUR 65 mln in 2 years