Latvia adopts 2014 budget project in the first reading

November 06, 2013

On October 17, 2013 the Latvian parliament adopted the draft of the 2014 budget, a draft of the medium-term budget for 2014-2016 and 38 related amendments in the first reading. Next year’s budget revenue is planned at EUR 7 billion, and expenses

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Latvian Government approves the national 2014 budget

November 06, 2013

On 1st October 2013 the Latvian government approved the national budget for 2014 with the budget deficit planned at up to 0.9 percent of GDP. Revenues to the central government consolidated budget next year are planned at 7.004 billion Euros and

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Latvia –Mexico: Treaty enter into force

February 17, 2013

The treaty between Latvia and Mexico for the avoidance of double taxation which was signed on 20 April 2012 is to enter into force on 2 March 2013. The maximum withholding tax on dividends is 10%, reduced to 5% where the recipient company is the

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Income Tax Treaty between Latvia and Turkmenistan enters into force

December 11, 2012

Latvia and Turkmenistan signed an Income Tax Treaty on 11 September 2012. This treaty came into force on 4 December 2012 and will be applicable from 1 January 2013. The treaty generally follows the provisions of the OECD Model, but the definition

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DTA between Latvia and Russia entered into force

November 21, 2012

According to media reports, the double taxation agreement (DTA) between Latvia and Russia, signed in 2010, entered into force on November 6,

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Latvia’s parliament approves a law to ratify a DTA and an amending Protocol signed with Mexico

October 22, 2012

According to media reports, Latvia's parliament has approved a law that would ratify a double taxation agreement (DTA) and an amending Protocol signed with Mexico. The parliament has also undertaken a second reading of a draft Protocol to the 2004

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Protocol signed between Latvia and Georgia on DTA

May 31, 2012

On 29th May 2012, Latvia and Georgia signed a Protocol amending their existing Double Tax

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