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Lithuania raising tobacco excise for public health reasons - Finance Minister

The Lithuanian government's proposal to raise the excise duty on tobacco products next year is a result of the efforts to improve public health rather...

Lithuania's 2018 budget to be surplus with higher spending

Lithuania's 2018 state budget will be a surplus, and its spending will grow from this year, says Finance Minister Vilius Šapoka , however, refusing to...

Government opens debates in 2018 budget draft

Lithuania's government is this week opening debates into the 2018 budget draft, with the document to be presented to ministers on Monday before being...

Minister of finance says it's too early to speak about creating EU finance minister

Lithuanian Finance Minister Vilius Šapoka thinks that it is too early to speak about creating an EU finance ministe r, saying that the focus should now...

Minister of Finance to advise Government return 9% VAT on heating in October

Lithuania's government is keeping its promise to reintroduce a reduced value-added tax ( VAT ) on heating , with Finance Minister Vilius Šapoka pledging...