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Lithuania: Central bank urges tax review as population ages

Via BalticaJuly 9, 202401 mins

Lithuania’s central bank, the Bank of Lithuania, has proposed a comprehensive review of existing tax exemptions, income and wealth taxation, and reducing the VAT gap to increase budget revenue as the population ages, BNS reports. Vaidotas Tuzikas, principal economist at the Bank of Lithuania, noted that Lithuania’s ratio of tax collection to GDP of 4.5%…

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Latvia: Number of serious road accidents involving trucks rising

Via BalticaJuly 3, 202401 mins

Latvia recorded 14 serious road accidents involving trucks in the first half of 2024, according to statistics from the Road Traffic Safety Directorate (CSDD), LSM reports. In the whole of 2023, the number of accidents with trucks resulting in grave injury or fatality was 20. CSDD has a team of experts to investigate the circumstances…

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