Latvian Political Monitor

National Alliance will picket at the Saeima against the demand for resignation of Interior Minister Jānis Dombrava

@citskovskisj I hadn't heard before, Jāni, that, for example, mass alcoholism can be called capitalism and that one lives longer from it.

@sidsloth261949 Half of society works and earns money. The other half would accordingly disagree with you.

Daunis Auers very aptly expresses exactly my thoughts about such paper blocks as Gundars Bērziņš's LV2050: If there is some strategic planning document for 2050, why elections?!

I'll illustrate with the same health issue. We are one of the poorest EU countries. From our small GDP we collect about 34.9% in taxes, which is also a lower percentage than the EU average. Put both together - the total tax money is relatively low, of course. But. That medical equipment costs the same as elsewhere. Salaries? Top doctors earn well, otherwise they'll leave. Nurses - well, they'll also leave with a certain difference, and many do leave. The cost of the service here is cheaper than in rich countries, but not so cheap that we could finance much from the meager tax sum. In any sphere. Education, health included. And the recently added +3% for defense actually empties the room. In the Baltics, 7% of GDP is spent on health, the EU average is 10%. That difference is those 3%. With a poor country, such are the the benefits, the state-paid services. Poor. Want richer and better? It simply won come from public money. This is not about imagined notions of fairness or offense, but about means.

The promise to develop a 'Rail Baltica' implementation model was a rash commitment, assesses publicist Māris Zanders. He reminds that the construction of large infrastructure objects is also not going well elsewhere in Europe – costs are rising, deadlines are slipping.

“We haven't experienced this yet,” teachers and directors told Arvils Ašeradens (JV) about the planned changes in education exam thresholds, assessment, and other changes. He points out that it was to a lesser extent – unprofessional.

I am not too interested in what exactly “I want to help refugees” says regarding the migration restriction plan prepared by the Ministry of Interior, but we work very carefully with all ministries, said Interior Minister Jānis Dombrava (NA).

For years I have published various data and also desired directions that JV had the opportunity to influence to support families with children. Here - simply without comments. https://t.co/36Yoy9Nwxg

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Andris Kulbergs partially agrees with this criticism, but he says he lacked time. Discussion on budget expenditures and how to increase revenues in the government could still take place in September, he promises.

❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️ Tomorrow at 8:30 at the Saeima picket “Finally we have a real interior minister” We will not allow his resignation and those who entered must leave! 💪 #Dombrava https://t.co/rbo6BhH7CK

If the government does not work with the state budget, does not open a substantive discussion, it cannot make any decisions, working with LDDK and LTRK does not solve it, so says Economy Minister Viktors Valainis (ZZS).

Preliminary inflation in the eurozone 💶 and 🇱🇹🇱🇻🇩🇪🇫🇮🇪🇪. Eurozone inflation (3.2%) is higher than the ECB's upper target level (2%), so a repeated base rate hike is quite likely soon. In Lithuania - a particularly rapid rise in inflation. Incidentally, according to SEB Group's assessment, in Lithuania about half (46%) have withdrawn funds from the 2nd pension pillar for a total amount of 4.5% of GDP, of which the majority has ended up in bank accounts, and another part has gone into consumption.

University of Latvia professor Daunis Auers praises the energetic actions of Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs and Interior Minister Jānis Dombrava, noting that already in 1993 a sociological survey showed that the majority of residents indicated that they want to see a manager in state leadership.