NewsThe Fiscal Discipline Council, in co-operation with the Latvian Productivity Council and external experts, has assessed the European Recovery and Resilieance Facility plan.
Summary of Fiscal discipline surveillance intering report on Stability program available here Council monitoring report nr 12 4 March 2021The Council endorsed the MoFs macroeconomic forecasts for Stability Programme 2021/2024 17 February 2021
The Council has a mandate to endorse the forecast of macroeconomic indicators according to the scope of Article 20 of the Fiscal discipline law.
Council monitoring report nr 11 21 January 2021Council meeting on December 17, 2020 23 December 2020On December 17, 2020 Council meeting took place where Council priorities and strategy was discussed. Administrative issues were discussed as well. Council monitoring report nr 10 17 December 2020Council monitoring report nr 9 5 November 2020Council monitoring report nr 7 4 September 2020Fiscal risks working group meeting 20 August 2020Fiscal risks working group approves fiscal security reserve in the amount of 0.1% for year 2021 as adequate. Council monitoring report No 6 11 August 2020Council Monitoring Report No 5 10 July 2020Council Monitoring Report No 4 4 June 2020Council Monitoring Report No 3 18 May 2020Council monitoring report 2 1 May 2020Fiscal Discipline Surveillance Interim Report 30 April 2020Crisis Monitoring Report No1 10 April 2020Crisis Monitoring Report No1 Mrs Inna Šteinbuka interviewed by LV portal 7 April 2020When spring is in nature, the Latvian economy has entered an “economic winter”, in an interview with the LV portal, the chairman of the Fiscal Discipline Council, Professor Dr. habil. oec. INNA STEINBUKA. Although the duration of the emergency is unknown and difficult to predict at present, she is already proposing a strategy for overcoming the crisis, which should include support for companies that will be the drivers of future development. It is important not only to 'hibernate' the situation, but also to overcome the crisis with maintained growth potential. Fiscal discipline council: measures to overcome Covid-19 crisis must be balanced against budgetary resources in medium term 31 March 2020Fiscal discipline council (Council) welcomes the actions taken by the Latvian government aimed at overcoming crisis caused by Covid-19. However, the support measures must be balanced with budget resources and state’s ability to borrow – and they must not cause fiscal instability in medium and long term, in accordance with Council’s recommendations submitted to the Crisis management board. The Fiscal Discipline Council assesses the impact of Covid-19 on Latvia's economy and state budget 12 March 2020On March 12, the first meeting of the newly elected Fiscal Discipline Council was held to assess the potential impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus on Latvia's economy and state budget. The Saeima approved two new members of the Fiscal Discipline Council (FDP) on Thursday. Martins Abolins, an economist at Citadele Bank, and Andrejs Jakobsons, a lecturer at Riga Business School of RTU, will start their work in the Council. S&P upgrades Latvia's rating to A+ 24 February 2020On Friday, February 21, international credit agency "S&P Global Ratings" upgraded Latvia's rating to historicaly high level "A+", while maintaining a stable outlook. Fiscal disciplinary council makes proposals on improving tax system 17 February 2020Council highlights the global and local risks that may reduce economic growth in the coming years 17 February 2020The Council considers that the MoF macroeconomic projections for the period 2020-2023 are realistic and acceptable, but points to a number of risks, in particular in 2021/22. Professor,Dr.habil.oec. Inna Šteinbuka elected as FDC Chairwoman 18 December 2019On Tuesday, December 17, the Fiscal Discipline Council elected Mrs Inna Šteinbuka to serve as its chair for the next three years. The Council is opposed to the increase in the budget deficit 25 November 2019The Fiscal Discipline Council (FDC) is opposed to the proposal to use the budget deficit as a source of funding to raise salaries for medical staff. Council Meeting November 14 20 November 2019The Council had its meeting on November 14 to discuss research priorities and strategy for 2020, as well administrative issues. THE FISCAL DISCIPLINE COUNCIL FINDS NON-COMPLIANCE IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC BUDGET EXPENDITURE 1 November 2019The Fiscal Discipline Council has prepared a non-compliance report finding violation of the Fiscal Discipline Act by the government's decision to reallocate 8.1 million euros in unspent funds in the 2019 budget. Council gives opinion on 2020 budget in Saeima 22 October 2019The Council presented their view to Saeima on 2020 budget on 22 October, 2019. Presentation here. Fiscal Discipline Council: The best use of seized proceeds is to reduce the government deficit Press Release on Surveillance Report 2020 10 October 2019Fiscal Discipline Board: Government has to consider bigger safety cushion for stability in future. Council meeting on 26th September 27 September 2019On September 26, 2019, a meeting of the Fiscal Discipline Council was held to discuss issues of Latvian economy, which will be eleborated in Council's Annual Surveilance Report. It will be launched in the first half of October. Issues relating to the administrative functioning of the Secretariat were also discussed at the meeting. Press Release on Budget for 2020 Preparation 21 August 2019The Fiscal Discipline Council (Council) generally commends the work of the Ministry of Finance in preparing the 2020 budget framework, which began in government on Tuesday. However, the impact of the tax reform remains substantial and the compensatory measures are inadequate. Therefore, the Council considers that, in line with the requirements of the Fiscal Discipline Law (FDL), next year's budget expenditure should be reduced by EUR 94 million in comparison to the draft budget presented. This opinion was presented to the Cabinet of Ministers on Tuesday by the Chairman of the Council, Janis Platais. WG on Fiscal Risks 21 August 2019FDC: government's decision to establish fiscal security reserve in amount of 0.1% of GDP in 2020 is sufficient. Fiscal discipline council in its webpage launches a new page dedicated to research in the fiscal policy field 23 December 2014In November 2014 Fiscal risks working group in collaboration with external consultants performed a research to assess fiscal risks associated with possible state social insurance special budget expenditure for state pension and social benefit costs exceeding annual budget appropriations. Basing on research results (research performed by SIA RVJ, Elīna Veide), Fiscal discipline council evaluated the necessary Fiscal safety reserve for 2017 in the amount of 0,115% of GDP or 32.8 million euros. Older news |
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