Lithuania is planning to further increase the corporate income tax rate (CIT), which could rise to 17%–18% from 16%.
“The corporate tax could certainly be increased by 1 or even 2 percentage points. This would not reduce our business competitiveness in any way,” Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas told journalists on Wednesday 26 February 2025.
The government aims to balance this hike with measures designed to support businesses, including reforms to advance profit tax calculations and real estate investment deductions.
The proposed CIT hike is scheduled to be presented and potentially approved during the parliamentary spring session, which begins on 10 March 2025 and runs until mid-June.
Earlier, Lithuania’s State Tax Inspectorate announced changes to tax rates, which took effect on 1 January 2025, raising the CIT to 16%.