Māris Pūķis, advisor to the Latvian Association of Local and Regional Governments, assessed the proposal as reasonable: "What is the main difference, after all? In Valmiera municipality, one local authority will decide on the budget, whereas in Jelgava and Jelgava municipality, it will be decided in two places. Each of these models has its own advantages. You cannot take money away from that neighbourhood if councillors have been elected who decide on their own budget. Comparing these two models opens up the possibility of making that next choice more accurately; at the same time, the ministry's proposal is, in my view, balanced and proportionate at this moment. It does not agitate people, it does not force them to redo something again or hold unnecessary elections when people are keen to get on with work."

Viktors Valainis, a deputy from the Union of Greens and Farmers who is also the executive director of the Latvian Association of Large Cities, commented on the ministry's proposal differently. He will propose evaluating broader amendments to the law. "VARAM is proposing to take the easy way out. I would like to call on the Saeima committee to take a more considered approach and justify why these municipalities are the way they are."