To reduce public budget deficit PM Valdis Dombrovskis (first on right) in the beginning of March announced that average salaries in a public sector should be reduced by 20%, the only exception could be health care system where salaries could be reduced by 10%.
However, after today's morning meeting between PM Valdis Dombrovskis and minister of justice Mareks Segliņš (third from left), as well as prosecutor general Jānis Maizītis (second from left), M. Segliņš announced that probably there wont be any reduces in justice system. Mr. Segliņš said that PM carefully listed to the arguments brought to him, thus Mr. Segliņš believs that it would not be reasonable to reduce salaries for courts and public prosecutors. Prosecutor general, however, admitted that its possible to reduce salaries, but reduction definitely should not be -20%.
This news probably will get wide public attention, especially from the policemen and teachers side, who are not satisfied with the reduction of their salaries.
On the 2nd of April there will be protest walk by Latvian teachers in Riga's streets. Right now prognosis is that there might be approximately 6000 teachers.
Info from tvnet.lv and diena.lv
this is getting really interesting, keep us posted!
ReplyDeleteDo you have any information how the IMF money is going to be spent, and how? Could you find out any information?
oh, an a practicality - please indicate who has posted the blog entry (check other blogs how they have done it)!
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