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Government in Latvia supports amendments to Microenterprise Tax Law
09.10.2020The Cabinet of Ministers in Latvia on October 9th supported amendments to the Microenterprise Tax Law, which stipulate gradual phasing out of the tax, starting 2021, informs LETA.
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Covid-19: Latvia imposes harsher restrictions on gathering of people
09.10.2020Considering the steep rise in new Covid-19 infections, the government today decided to impose harsher restrictions on gathering of people, allowing indoor events with up to 500 participants, and outdoor events with up to 1,000 participants, informs LETA.
Prices for the industrial production in Lithuania by 1.1% in September
09.10.2020In September 2020, against August, prices for the total industrial production sold decreased by 1.1%, refined petroleum products excluded – increased by 0.4 %. The overall price change was influenced by a decrease in prices for refined petroleum products, as well as by an increase in prices for electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply.
Construction of water sports center launched in Kaunas
09.10.2020The construction of a multifunctional water sports center has on Friday been started in Lithuania's second-largest city of Kaunas, on the Nemunas Island, with the burial of a symbolic capsule, informs LETA/BNS.
Lithuanian airports passenger traffic halve in September
09.10.2020Lithuania's three international airports served over 100,000 passengers in September 2020, half of the 212,000 recorded in August. The major drop was in early fall was recorded after a fairly successful summer season, Lietuvos Oro Uostai (Lithuanian Airports), the airport operator in Lithuania, said on Friday, cites LETA/BNS.
New record high in daily Covid-19 cases registered in Latvia
A record number of new Covid-19 cases - 137 - were registered in Latvia in the past 24 hours, writes LETA, according to the Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC).
R&D spending up 13.5% in Lithuania in 2019
483.9 million euros was spent on research and experimental development (R&D) in Lithuania in 2019, up 13.5% from 2018. And the R&D-to-GDP ratio went up to 1 percent, from 0.94 percent in 2018.