Prime Minister Proposes Liquidating LatRailNet and Handing Its Functions to the Regulator
Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs says the rail company LatRailNet should be liquidated and its functions transferred to the Public Utilities Commission (SPRK). He argues this would allow a faster ban on grain transit from aggressor states.
Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs (United List) said on Wednesday, 7 October, that LatRailNet, a subsidiary of Latvian Railways (LDz), should be liquidated. He wants its functions transferred to the Public Utilities Commission (SPRK).
The aim of the move, according to the head of government, is to make it possible to ban the transit of grain from aggressor states through Latvia more quickly.
Criticism over an unfulfilled task
Kulbergs said LatRailNet had failed to carry out the task it was given. The company was supposed to triple the rail infrastructure usage fee charged for Russian grain transit. The prime minister maintains that this has not been done.
The source provides no further details on how or when a liquidation could take place. It also does not say whether other officials or the company's management support the proposal.
