Amendments to the Law "On State Social Insurance", which introduced the minimum mandatory state social insurance contribution (VSAOI) system, were adopted in great haste; they contain legal flaws and a range of risks to Latvia's growth. The LTRK firmly maintains that the errors in the law must be corrected to allow employers to forecast their costs, that the effective date of the amendments must be postponed, and that changes must be introduced gradually.
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In recent weeks, both in the Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers, the thesis has been heard once again: “We must act this way, otherwise there will be penalties, infringement procedures, etc.” Often, such a pseudo-argument completely excludes reasonable disputes, discussions, or alternatives, forcing those responsible to make decisions hastily and not always in the interests of Latvia. Why is that?
Old habits are hardening - someone somewhere knows better, let us rely on them
Lack of sufficient capacity or laziness to defend a different point of view
A generation of cabinet officials has been created who are accustomed to accepting rather than delving into matters
This is a serious problem for Latvia for which no solution is being sought. It will probably be all right somehow...