The Criminal Law does not have the term state capture. However, materials of the oligarch case include multiple examples that such a phenomenon does exist in reality, said member of Saeima’s parliamentary investigation committee Andrejs Judins said on Tuesday, 29 August.

State institutions have to perform specific functions to secure payment of taxes in the interest of all residents. Without a doubt, every person working in state administration should promote awareness of residents on the importance of paying taxes. However, according to international practices, there are other creative tools to motivate people to participate voluntarily, explains 12th Saeima deputy Imants Paradnieks.

After the end of the six-year proceedings, Kyrgyzstan has upheld the court judgment against the four citizens of the Republic of Latvia, the former Manas Bank’s executives Anita Lase, Yuri Kachnov, Jevgenijs Verbickis and Valeri Belokon, the shareholder of Manas Bank. Thus, Kyrgyzstan continues to violate the rights of the Latvian citizens.

A total of EUR 80 million will be available in Latvia’s budget for 2018, as confirmed by Finance Minister Dana Reizniece-Ozola after the government’s extraordinary meeting on Monday, 28 August.

To ensure longevity of Latvia’s healthcare system, it is important to ensure the law clearly states that the industry receives 4% of GDP in the future, said Healthcare Minister Anda Caksa in an interview to Rīta panorama of LTV on Monday, 28 August.

In Q2 2017 the average gross wages and salaries for full-time work constituted 927 euros. Compared to Q2 2016, the average wages and salaries increased by 74 euros or 8.7 %.

Latvia’s Competition Council has been recognized as one of the most efficient competition institutions in the world with the lowest funding, as confirmed by the council’s communication specialist Paula Vilsone.

Every fourth Latvian resident considers reducing the amount of meat in their diet or becoming a vegetarian or vegan, as stated in the latest Maxima survey.

The majority of residents in Latvia do not support the idea of legalizing the use of marijuana in the country, according to data from a survey performed by SKDS.

Although 40% of residents have not noticed changes to the quality of education, youngsters under 24 (26%) more often believe the education quality continues improving bit by bit, according to data from Baltic International Bank’s Latvian Barometer.