2017 budget

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LT Daily, media brief

The President and the new government have stressed a number of times that one of the greatest tasks for next year would be to reduce social segregation. The 2017 budget allocates over half a billion euro to social needs. The Prime Minister promises larger pensions, wages are to rise for educators, p...

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After a full day of discussions, Lithuania's parliament on Thursday approved the 2017 state budget, with spending about 0.5 billion euros above the revenue. The budget was supported by 77 of Lithuania's 141 parliamentarians, with 27 against and 14 abstentions.

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After the European Commission has asked for clarification from Lithuania over its draft 2017 budget, Finance Minister Rasa Budbergytė says that the EU's executive body wants additional information regarding the government's request for a higher deficit due to the so-called social model. The Finance ...

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The Lithuanian finance minister on Tuesday introduced to the parliament a draft 2017 budget that she says focuses on scaling down social exclusion, beefing up national defense and financing the necessary structural reforms.