The Lithuanian Trade Unions’ Confederation says a higher corporate tax on business and progressive taxes would be the right instruments to secure more funding for defence.
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The majority halted the new Labour Code in the hopes of an extra half a year allowing employer and employee representatives to reach compromise on the most disputed questions. It would appear that such expectations were overly optimistic.
