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Latvia: Riga may revise property tax amid ailing Old Town

Via BalticaJuly 5, 202401 mins

Latvia’s Riga City Council may revise its property tax policy to address the issue of abandoned and empty shopfronts in the Old Town, LSM reports. Also, the city council has invested EUR 1.5mn in promoting Riga as a tourist destination and will launch a major redevelopment project for two streets in the Old Town to…

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Latvia: Annual retail trade down 2.1% in 2023: statistics

Via BalticaJanuary 30, 2024September 14, 202401 mins

Latvia’s total retail trade turnover decreased by 2.1% over a year in 2023, according to the Central Statistical Bureau’s (CSP) calendar-adjusted data at constant prices, LSM reported. Retail sales of food products went down by 3.5% and non-food products (except for automotive fuel) by 2.3%, while retail sales of automotive fuel went up by 1.3%.

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