On Tuesday, April 23, “snow tickets” and free travel on public transport for drivers will also be introduced in Riga, representatives of the Riga City Council told LETA. According to forecasts from the Latvian Center for Environment, Geology and Meteorology, heavy snowfall will continue on Monday evening and Tuesday night, and the air temperature will … Read more
On this day, drivers will be able to use city public transport – buses, trolleybuses and trams – free of charge. According to the municipality, due to the decrease in air temperature, ice will form on the roads, the thickness of the snow cover may increase to ten centimeters, and visibility will also deteriorate, so … Read more
He explained that the airline’s long-term contract with the tour operator Novatours will soon end, so from May there will be no more active contracts for charter flights to the Baltic countries. Demenus added that the business of tour operators is a little different, and in order for SmartLynx to continue to develop in this … Read more
The first scenario provides for the introduction of a fixed non-taxable minimum from the first year and a more progressive application of personal income tax rates (PIT). Under this scenario, the impact of first-year changes as a percentage of projected 2024 revenues is minus 4.2% (-€114.3 million). The cumulative impact as a percentage of projected … Read more
The question is whether schools currently have the capacity and how it can be strengthened. Olinya suggests thinking about how to attract strong, well-trained teachers to schools and how to support them in everyday life. The new curriculum also attempted to achieve this goal by including all children in the school system. “Everyone should bring … Read more
Not enough data – A survey of Latvian residents conducted in December last year showed that over the past 20 years, a total of 22% of respondents had experienced side effects from medications, and 72% of respondents who experienced side effects indicated that they reported side effects to a doctor or pharmacist , a nurse, … Read more
The most large-scale work will take place on regional highways with a length of 220 kilometers and republican local roads with a length of 159 kilometers. Work on the country’s main highways will affect 71 kilometers. The emphasis on national roads of local and regional importance can be explained by the funding structure – this … Read more
Citing data security laws, VSAA does not disclose details of who is the recipient of the country’s largest pension. However, the institution states that a significant amount of the pension was achieved as a result of recalculations related to the deductions of solidarity tax on old-age pensions. At the same time, the next four largest … Read more