Finance Minister Kučinskis: Next Year's Budget Best Adopted in Late January
Latvian Finance Minister Māris Kučinskis says next year's state budget would best be adopted at the end of January. He argues that not rushing would allow planned reforms to be carried out.
Latvia's Finance Minister Māris Kučinskis, of the party "Apvienotais saraksts" (United List), believes the state budget for next year would best be adopted at the end of January. He expressed this view on the programme "Labrīt" on Latvian Radio.
In the minister's view, there should be no rush in adopting the budget. He said that taking time would make it possible to implement the planned reforms.
The source gives only this opinion on the timing of the budget's adoption and the reasoning behind it. No further details about the budget's content or the next steps in its review were provided.
