DemographicChange

Childbirths continued to decline in 2024

12,571 children were born in Latvia in 2024, which was 1,191 (13.2%) fewer than the year before, the country’s Central Statistical Bureau has presented with provisional data. The number of [..]

Lithuanian c. bank proposes reviewing taxes, reducing VAT gap as population ages

As the population ages, the Bank of Lithuania proposes reviewing existing tax exemptions and privileges, and income and wealth taxation, and reducing the VAT gap to increase budget revenue collection. [..]