Bureaucracy: Posts and News from Apvienotais saraksts
Political posts and news in Bureaucracy from Apvienotais saraksts, from monitored Latvian public sources.
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Guntars Vītols (@guntarsv)
APVIENOTAIS SARAKSTS - Latvijas Zaļā partija, Latvijas Reģionu Apvienība, Liepājas partija · Ekonomists (FM ministra birojs)
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Simple. You need to see whether the officials are carrying out your instructions. And there are two options. If you are a slogan-spouting monkey, they will never carry them out. Then you're to blame. No one will ever listen to a manager-monkey. If that's not it and you see resistance, then you can't work. Then you have to resolve the personnel issue.
In practice, I have observed that officials do not refuse to meet with any significant political force. And they don't even hide it. They already don't know which monkey or human will be the next boss.
But in everyday work, of course, the current manager determines the progress. Everything goes to the Saeima through the political filter. Which is logically correct.
@guntarsv@akberzins@AndrisKulbergs What will we do with state secretaries if politicians themselves are going to organise ministry work? 🙂
And what will we do when the political directive changes from “to the right!” to “to the left!”? Will we replace all the officials in the entire ministry?
Better slower, but with thought. Statesmen, after all (?)
APVIENOTAIS SARAKSTS - Latvijas Zaļā partija, Latvijas Reģionu Apvienība, Liepājas partija · Ekonomists (FM ministra birojs)
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@ivars_auzins@akberzins@AndrisKulbergs That is indeed true. From my (financial) sphere — take the budget deficit, for instance.
Social media holds the view that 'let's fire civil servants', put all salaries at the minimum at best, and everything will be fine.
That is classic financial illiteracy. And on a truly apocalyptic scale.
Politicians can only name the goal, usually in terms of a wish. But only a professional in the field can say HOW to turn that wish into reality — in concrete steps.
It doesn't always work out, of course, because even professionals can be unsystematic idiots for whom higher-order thinking is a foreign concept. But at least there is some hope.
A real step to reduce bureaucracy – at my proposal, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to abandon the separate Public Benefit Commission. From now on, the evaluation of organizations will be fully carried out only by @vid_gov, which already now collects and analyses the information needed for decision-making.
APVIENOTAIS SARAKSTS - Latvijas Zaļā partija, Latvijas Reģionu Apvienība, Liepājas partija · Finanšu ministrs
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A real step to reduce bureaucracy – at my proposal, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to abandon the separate Public Benefit Commission. From now on, the evaluation of organizations will be fully carried out only by @vid_gov, which already now collects and analyses the information needed for decision-making.
APVIENOTAIS SARAKSTS - Latvijas Zaļā partija, Latvijas Reģionu Apvienība, Liepājas partija · Ekonomists (FM ministra birojs)
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It is structured into sections. There are reforms (merging institutions with overlapping functions, for example), then there are 'topics', essentially cutting functions or reducing funding, and also a tax section — how much can be gained from changing tax rates.
A full menu, like in a restaurant. What actually comes of it depends very much on the cooks. Just like in a restaurant.
@guntarsv@normundsbergs@Kuskis Is the “bloody list” a list of expenditures that can be reduced, or a list of political choices about what the state will do differently or no longer do in the future — and what the consequences of these choices will be?
Of course, you can use Milei/ARG numbers to cover up the unwillingness to abolish ministries, saying that the real budget deficit is erased precisely by cutting public spending.
BUT.
The symbolic aspect is no less important here — if you, guys, want the people to believe you, then the 4 superfluous ministries MUST be abolished.
And that must be done at the first government meeting.
Together with the SIF and the MAF.
It is like toppling Okupeklis in Pārdaugava — symbolism is just as important, if not more important.
Because in 4 years this state cannot be put in order, and you do want to be re-elected, right?
So you must not wimp out, ok?
APVIENOTAIS SARAKSTS - Latvijas Zaļā partija, Latvijas Reģionu Apvienība, Liepājas partija · Ekonomists (FM ministra birojs)
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We have been working on the budget measures for all these 4 months. On the table before the Prime Minister and a very narrow circle lies a longish thing that I call the 'bloody list'. Because all of these are difficult/unpopular decisions. Otherwise the budget cannot be put in order, since the popular slogans about optimising officials and individual siphons and Jonīte's handbags are mathematically cents (compared with the budget deficit).
The most direct analogy is Milei. Publicly he went with a saw and abolished ministries (popular), but in fact he eliminated the deficit by limiting public spending (free services) by USD 800 per inhabitant (very unpopular). We have a similar choice; no other exists, even though 99.99% of the public does not understand that.
It is not my job to carry these proposals to the people; we only gave the menu (restaurant menu), the main thing will be the resolve to decide politically, in the coalition, and that requires courage. Until the elections they promised candies; that is not hard. Now there will or will not be a moment of truth, because reforms have only one year. After that, elections again, the circus will resume.
That is why the ministry was silent all this time (they reproached us for 'doing nothing'). Only what the Prime Minister now takes upon himself to do will be published. Otherwise it does not work; the Finance Ministry is just bookkeepers showing what can be done at all. Restaurant menu. Others simply do not understand. For example, ministries can also be abolished, but in money terms it is only a crust from a loaf of bread, a few cents out of 10 euros.
Have a nice day!
The @guntarsv who is usually active on X is silent. I understand that the mandate for Milei-style reforms has been given, but it will be very difficult to implement it with the AS hockey players, the green, moldy ones, and the wind-city residents. @guntarsv, sharpen the saw.
Day No. 90 in the prime minister's chair (Thursday, Oct 1) – SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO ALL ILL-WISHERS – 80% of the government's work HAS BEEN DONE! A decision on RailBaltica has also been adopted;
📊 79% of the ministers' TOP3 priority tasks — DONE.
Today we reviewed the results of the first four months of the government's work.
Of the 61 priority major TOP3 tasks of ministers, 48 have been completed — 79%.
Of the 106 planned smaller tasks, 88, or 83%, have been achieved.
In the remaining month the government will work, we will complete the remaining 20%.
Among what has been done since the last meeting this month:
- 4 ministers have completed their tasks 100%
o @VARAM_Latvija@Edgars_T main achievement = the election system has been developed and handed over – the mark for the work done will be given by voters on October 3.
o KEM @JanisVitenbergs main task is the launch of the heat market overhaul – the Rīgas Siltums tariff rectification plan with 12 points and clear deadlines.
o @Tieslietas@EdvardsSmiltens prepared the law on the status of 30,000 Ukrainians in Latvia, so they can work and stay after March 1, 2027.
o @EM_gov_lv@valainis completed the simplified construction process (bureaucracy genuinely reduced); fast-track coordination for street vendors and businesses introduced.
✅7 ministers have almost completed their Top3, just 1 completed task short as of today
o @Finmin@MarisKucinskis almost completed all tasks with Tuesday's Finance Ministry report and cost-control measures already by the end of 2026.
o FinMin completed an important task – all procurements will be published from the first €, done ahead of the 2028 date set in law.
o @Iekslietas@janisdombrava submitted a revised migration report and an immigration-fighting plan.
✅Remaining tasks – ministers still have a month left, until November 3:
o 4 tasks require a political decision to be completed;
o 2 tasks depend on the adoption of the new EU MFF multiannual budget;
o 1 task - @veselibasmin@H_AbuMeri the unified appointment system will be completed within a month, once the cybersecurity tests are finished.
Tasks completed in 4 months, in addition to the government declaration:
✅The problem of NGO money-wasting and opaque funding allocation has been brought to the fore. The Finance Ministry has been tasked with developing a clear funding allocation procedure, with an efficiency assessment and the application of an open competition.
✅Suspension of the TET/LMT non-commercial transaction, preparation of a new, transparent solution that meets state interests.
✅Cooperation with FRANCE achieved to strengthen Latvia's security.
✅At the Eastern flank prime ministers' level, support achieved for the €7 billion initiative from the new EU MFF budget, where the justification is to be sought in the impact from the aggressor state in the East and the war in Ukraine.
✅Construction of the 6th stage launched at the airport – the new terminal that had been delayed for years.
✅Cybersecurity – requirements for the security rules of critical infrastructure data centres adopted, work that had not been done for 2.5 years; in this government we did it in 1 month.
o Cybersecurity monitoring equipment installed for 15 critical IT systems https://t.co/3UE7BCYahN for infrastructure protection/monitoring.
✅ICT moratorium – with the support of the European Public Prosecutor's Office, a cartel in state IT procurement has been halted. The imposed procurement moratorium stopped corruption, saved €21 million in the state budget and forced ICT projects worth €130 million to be reassessed, whose usefulness must be evaluated from zero.
✅A historic decision on the centralisation of ICT systems achieved;
✅Operation "VILKATIS" made it possible to neutralise a Russia-organised hybrid attack of illegal migration through Belarus, combining the border guard, the state police, the national armed forces and KVC.
✅OCTA regulation – I have personally been driving amendments in the Saeima for 3 years, so that a traffic accident victim is protected by an insurance guarantee fund if the guilty party flees the scene. In addition, it will be decided that an OCTA accident victim can turn to their own insurer instead of the guilty party as today. This will finally change the historic mistake, shifting the emphasis from the cheapest price to quality.
The government's work is not finished. Until the end of the government's mandate, we will not slow down the pace.
More on #RailBaltica in the next post
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A couple of subjective remarks about tonight’s debates.
Unambiguously:
- Andris Kulbergs is the best orator with a charmingly disarming smile and a perfectly built speech rhythm.
- Juris Pūce is pleasantly businesslike — you can sense he knows his stuff, and it was a lucky choice that Ivars Ījābs did not represent the party in the party debates.
- Viktors’ exaggerated pathos and constant reminders that he will be prime minister justifiably make one doubt,
- Šuvajevs as always — a talking Excellency, with fluent language, but in fact a populist of a completely empty shell. As always.
- In a politically unpolished language, Alvis at times said more than the experienced routine politicians. That was undeniably brilliant.
- Ainārs has grown, although phrases from earlier times can be heard; he knows the material well and has an oppositionist’s freedom of expression, a good reaction with a counter-question to Kulbergs on a very unfortunate question, but the brightest moment of tonight’s debates was undoubtedly the question about the enormous corruption in state administration with a reference to criminal liability, without addressing it to either JV or Pro, but to Pūce, who is not in the government (and naming the addressee at the end — brilliant!). Juris was literally on pause when he received that question.
- For the umpteenth time JV demonstrates its weakness, which it tries to replace with attacking aggression. Strange tactics. Ašeradens, who has always come and been able in the studio to shoot back with tolerant self-respect for what JV has done .... A wasted opportunity to debate about the state, with a very unsuccessful jab at Jūlija. This genre does not suit Arvils. Bad political technologists are an old V problem (Ēlerte, Ķirsis),
- Indriksone is stable, with predictable answers.
- Jūlija — knowledgeable, a little too aggressive, but with enormous advantages to use, and she does so from opposition positions.
- It is hard to understand what Svetlana Čulkova was oriented towards tonight — her strong point is short, laconic and precise answers that do not irritate the viewer, but that was rare tonight. There is a feeling that the party is being written off, fixating only on one BY and Ru topic. Rosļikovs was an undeniable leader, without whom the party goes down the bubble.
Gundars Rēders, in my opinion, coped well with the “prime ministers”.
One can agree with @AnsisPupols that it was a tormented evening circus show, with attempts to entertain the audience with rather stupid jabs at opponents rather than talking — how to save the plundered state from insolvency.
The biggest catastrophe of the evening was the invited, day-before-yesterday experts, who were unable to contribute to the discussion.
It is positive that the broadcast ended with the united “Latvia, Latvia” sounding in the studio, because it is one for all.
That is good.
The shows are over — now to work.
Day No. 90 in the prime minister's chair (Thursday, Oct 1) – SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO ALL ILL-WISHERS – 80% of the government's work HAS BEEN DONE! A decision on RailBaltica has also been adopted;
📊 79% of the ministers' TOP3 priority tasks — DONE.
Today we reviewed the results of the first four months of the government's work.
Of the 61 priority major TOP3 tasks of ministers, 48 have been completed — 79%.
Of the 106 planned smaller tasks, 88, or 83%, have been achieved.
In the remaining month the government will work, we will complete the remaining 20%.
Among what has been done since the last meeting this month:
- 4 ministers have completed their tasks 100%
o @VARAM_Latvija@Edgars_T main achievement = the election system has been developed and handed over – the mark for the work done will be given by voters on October 3.
o KEM @JanisVitenbergs main task is the launch of the heat market overhaul – the Rīgas Siltums tariff rectification plan with 12 points and clear deadlines.
o @Tieslietas@EdvardsSmiltens prepared the law on the status of 30,000 Ukrainians in Latvia, so they can work and stay after March 1, 2027.
o @EM_gov_lv@valainis completed the simplified construction process (bureaucracy genuinely reduced); fast-track coordination for street vendors and businesses introduced.
✅7 ministers have almost completed their Top3, just 1 completed task short as of today
o @Finmin@MarisKucinskis almost completed all tasks with Tuesday's Finance Ministry report and cost-control measures already by the end of 2026.
o FinMin completed an important task – all procurements will be published from the first €, done ahead of the 2028 date set in law.
o @Iekslietas@janisdombrava submitted a revised migration report and an immigration-fighting plan.
✅Remaining tasks – ministers still have a month left, until November 3:
o 4 tasks require a political decision to be completed;
o 2 tasks depend on the adoption of the new EU MFF multiannual budget;
o 1 task - @veselibasmin@H_AbuMeri the unified appointment system will be completed within a month, once the cybersecurity tests are finished.
Tasks completed in 4 months, in addition to the government declaration:
✅The problem of NGO money-wasting and opaque funding allocation has been brought to the fore. The Finance Ministry has been tasked with developing a clear funding allocation procedure, with an efficiency assessment and the application of an open competition.
✅Suspension of the TET/LMT non-commercial transaction, preparation of a new, transparent solution that meets state interests.
✅Cooperation with FRANCE achieved to strengthen Latvia's security.
✅At the Eastern flank prime ministers' level, support achieved for the €7 billion initiative from the new EU MFF budget, where the justification is to be sought in the impact from the aggressor state in the East and the war in Ukraine.
✅Construction of the 6th stage launched at the airport – the new terminal that had been delayed for years.
✅Cybersecurity – requirements for the security rules of critical infrastructure data centres adopted, work that had not been done for 2.5 years; in this government we did it in 1 month.
o Cybersecurity monitoring equipment installed for 15 critical IT systems https://t.co/3UE7BCYahN for infrastructure protection/monitoring.
✅ICT moratorium – with the support of the European Public Prosecutor's Office, a cartel in state IT procurement has been halted. The imposed procurement moratorium stopped corruption, saved €21 million in the state budget and forced ICT projects worth €130 million to be reassessed, whose usefulness must be evaluated from zero.
✅A historic decision on the centralisation of ICT systems achieved;
✅Operation "VILKATIS" made it possible to neutralise a Russia-organised hybrid attack of illegal migration through Belarus, combining the border guard, the state police, the national armed forces and KVC.
✅OCTA regulation – I have personally been driving amendments in the Saeima for 3 years, so that a traffic accident victim is protected by an insurance guarantee fund if the guilty party flees the scene. In addition, it will be decided that an OCTA accident victim can turn to their own insurer instead of the guilty party as today. This will finally change the historic mistake, shifting the emphasis from the cheapest price to quality.
The government's work is not finished. Until the end of the government's mandate, we will not slow down the pace.
More on #RailBaltica in the next post
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APVIENOTAIS SARAKSTS - Latvijas Zaļā partija, Latvijas Reģionu Apvienība, Liepājas partija · Ministru prezidents
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Day No. 90 in the prime minister's chair (Thursday, Oct 1) – SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO ALL ILL-WISHERS – 80% of the government's work HAS BEEN DONE! A decision on RailBaltica has also been adopted;
📊 79% of the ministers' TOP3 priority tasks — DONE.
Today we reviewed the results of the first four months of the government's work.
Of the 61 priority major TOP3 tasks of ministers, 48 have been completed — 79%.
Of the 106 planned smaller tasks, 88, or 83%, have been achieved.
In the remaining month the government will work, we will complete the remaining 20%.
Among what has been done since the last meeting this month:
- 4 ministers have completed their tasks 100%
o @VARAM_Latvija@Edgars_T main achievement = the election system has been developed and handed over – the mark for the work done will be given by voters on October 3.
o KEM @JanisVitenbergs main task is the launch of the heat market overhaul – the Rīgas Siltums tariff rectification plan with 12 points and clear deadlines.
o @Tieslietas@EdvardsSmiltens prepared the law on the status of 30,000 Ukrainians in Latvia, so they can work and stay after March 1, 2027.
o @EM_gov_lv@valainis completed the simplified construction process (bureaucracy genuinely reduced); fast-track coordination for street vendors and businesses introduced.
✅7 ministers have almost completed their Top3, just 1 completed task short as of today
o @Finmin@MarisKucinskis almost completed all tasks with Tuesday's Finance Ministry report and cost-control measures already by the end of 2026.
o FinMin completed an important task – all procurements will be published from the first €, done ahead of the 2028 date set in law.
o @Iekslietas@janisdombrava submitted a revised migration report and an immigration-fighting plan.
✅Remaining tasks – ministers still have a month left, until November 3:
o 4 tasks require a political decision to be completed;
o 2 tasks depend on the adoption of the new EU MFF multiannual budget;
o 1 task - @veselibasmin@H_AbuMeri the unified appointment system will be completed within a month, once the cybersecurity tests are finished.
Tasks completed in 4 months, in addition to the government declaration:
✅The problem of NGO money-wasting and opaque funding allocation has been brought to the fore. The Finance Ministry has been tasked with developing a clear funding allocation procedure, with an efficiency assessment and the application of an open competition.
✅Suspension of the TET/LMT non-commercial transaction, preparation of a new, transparent solution that meets state interests.
✅Cooperation with FRANCE achieved to strengthen Latvia's security.
✅At the Eastern flank prime ministers' level, support achieved for the €7 billion initiative from the new EU MFF budget, where the justification is to be sought in the impact from the aggressor state in the East and the war in Ukraine.
✅Construction of the 6th stage launched at the airport – the new terminal that had been delayed for years.
✅Cybersecurity – requirements for the security rules of critical infrastructure data centres adopted, work that had not been done for 2.5 years; in this government we did it in 1 month.
o Cybersecurity monitoring equipment installed for 15 critical IT systems https://t.co/3UE7BCYahN for infrastructure protection/monitoring.
✅ICT moratorium – with the support of the European Public Prosecutor's Office, a cartel in state IT procurement has been halted. The imposed procurement moratorium stopped corruption, saved €21 million in the state budget and forced ICT projects worth €130 million to be reassessed, whose usefulness must be evaluated from zero.
✅A historic decision on the centralisation of ICT systems achieved;
✅Operation "VILKATIS" made it possible to neutralise a Russia-organised hybrid attack of illegal migration through Belarus, combining the border guard, the state police, the national armed forces and KVC.
✅OCTA regulation – I have personally been driving amendments in the Saeima for 3 years, so that a traffic accident victim is protected by an insurance guarantee fund if the guilty party flees the scene. In addition, it will be decided that an OCTA accident victim can turn to their own insurer instead of the guilty party as today. This will finally change the historic mistake, shifting the emphasis from the cheapest price to quality.
The government's work is not finished. Until the end of the government's mandate, we will not slow down the pace.
More on #RailBaltica in the next post
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APVIENOTAIS SARAKSTS - Latvijas Zaļā partija, Latvijas Reģionu Apvienība, Liepājas partija · Politiķis un žurnālists
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@io7246 No, Saakashvili started by actually firing all the road police officers, and the rest understood that it could happen to them too. That did not stop the new interior minister from setting up a luxurious apartment with a gym and a jacuzzi for himself on the top floor of the ministry building.
Salaries for delusional bureaucrats must be halved and the money given back to the police. My Georgian students told me how Saakashvili stopped corruption on the roads in Georgia! Georgia! Saaka did it by increasing police salaries 3x! https://t.co/U7v4nSYiKG
APVIENOTAIS SARAKSTS - Latvijas Zaļā partija, Latvijas Reģionu Apvienība, Liepājas partija · Tieslietu ministrs
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3️⃣ of 3️⃣ priority tasks in the Ministry of Justice completed ✅ In four months, a compensation procedure for victims of military incidents has been introduced, judicial administration reform has been adopted, and cooperation with Ukraine has been strengthened. In the Saeima, we are also advancing a solution for the future status of Ukrainian civilians in Latvia. These four months have required difficult decisions and firm determination to act. We started government work with many long-standing issues, but with the team's perseverance we have achieved concrete results. I have met with industry associations and professional organizations to understand the problems in depth and hear from people who face them daily. Their experience helps shape solutions that work in practice. My duty is to ensure that a person can rely on the state when they need help or must defend their rights. That is how I evaluate every decision we advance.
APVIENOTAIS SARAKSTS - Latvijas Zaļā partija, Latvijas Reģionu Apvienība, Liepājas partija · Ministru prezidents
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Of course, that is the main disease. Reducing functions enshrined in laws and Cabinet regulations is what needs to be reviewed immediately at the Cabinet and Saeima level, amending 100–200 items. That requires a clear mandate and will be done as a priority in the next government. It is the only way to truly reduce expenditure.
@AndrisKulbergs@ainarsbr11 Maybe look at how the tasks have changed, how many tasks for state institutions have you eliminated?
If politicians only give institutions new tasks but do not review existing ones, then of course the number of employees will grow.
Simplify, then add lightness
APVIENOTAIS SARAKSTS - Latvijas Zaļā partija, Latvijas Reģionu Apvienība, Liepājas partija · Tieslietu ministrs
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⏱️ In 1 minute: the main accomplishments in the office of Minister of Justice
In four months we have achieved concrete results in all three priorities set by @Tieslietas: assistance to victims of military incidents, a stronger and more independent judiciary, support for Ukraine. At the same time, we have reduced bureaucracy and strengthened election security.
Behind each of this work is a person who needs help, a timely court decision, or certainty about their future. That is exactly how policy results should be measured.
My responsibility is to ensure that the state is able to protect, help, and provide justice. With such determination I will continue the work I have started! 🇱🇻
Since 2020, the state apparatus has grown by +10,500 employees, despite a falling number of employed people and residents. As a result of the municipal reform, where the plan was to save and reduce resources = the number of employees has grown by +2,500.
Public services 🇱🇻 are 26% of GDP vs 23% in OECD countries.
Public-sector employment is 24% (the highest figure) vs 18% in the OECD.
State intervention in the economy has grown by 10 percentage points, to a record-high 46%.
In the next 4 years, all of these indicators must be reversed — that is our ironclad plan, if we are given such an opportunity.
Since 2020, the state apparatus has grown by +10,500 employees, despite a falling number of employed people and residents. As a result of the municipal reform, where the plan was to save and reduce resources = the number of employees has grown by +2,500.
Public services 🇱🇻 are 26% of GDP vs 23% in OECD countries.
Public-sector employment is 24% (the highest figure) vs 18% in the OECD.
State intervention in the economy has grown by 10 percentage points, to a record-high 46%.
In the next 4 years, all of these indicators must be reversed — that is our ironclad plan, if we are given such an opportunity.
APVIENOTAIS SARAKSTS - Latvijas Zaļā partija, Latvijas Reģionu Apvienība, Liepājas partija · Ministru prezidents
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Since 2020, the state apparatus has grown by +10,500 employees, despite a falling number of employed people and residents. As a result of the municipal reform, where the plan was to save and reduce resources = the number of employees has grown by +2,500.
Public services 🇱🇻 are 26% of GDP vs 23% in OECD countries.
Public-sector employment is 24% (the highest figure) vs 18% in the OECD.
State intervention in the economy has grown by 10 percentage points, to a record-high 46%.
In the next 4 years, all of these indicators must be reversed — that is our ironclad plan, if we are given such an opportunity.
@AndrisKulbergs By the way.
Pseudo-officials — a large number of superfluous clerks — are in municipalities and state enterprises. In recent years after the ATR it has grown (not decreased) fastest, +2%!. They need to be centralized; their duplication (no "PR" — the politician himself must be able to speak; no extra lawyers on the job) — must be banned.
APVIENOTAIS SARAKSTS - Latvijas Zaļā partija, Latvijas Reģionu Apvienība, Liepājas partija · Tieslietu ministrs
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The third priority task set by the Ministry of Justice has been completed! ✅
The Saeima has adopted the reform to strengthen judicial independence and introduce the position of court lawyer.
A person who defends their rights in court may find every month of waiting means uncertainty about their family, job, or company's future. Our duty is to create conditions so that they receive a fair, well-founded judgment within a reasonable time.
The reform, advanced together with the Judicial Council, provides:
⚖️ Greater judicial independence. We reduce the minister's involvement in judges' career matters and give the Judicial Council broader powers and responsibility for organising court work and budget planning.
⚖️ Stronger support for judges. We will gradually introduce the position of court lawyer. Qualified lawyers will analyse legal norms and prepare draft rulings, allowing judges to devote more time to hearing cases.
⚖️ A path for the next generation of judges. Work as a court lawyer will provide valuable experience and professional development opportunities.
🗓️ The amendments are planned to take effect on 1 January 2027, with the court lawyer position introduced gradually.