Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Business
Opinion
Analysis
Entertainment
Regional
 E-mail this article   Print this article   Comment this article   

Estonian government faces vote of no confidence

Feb 10, 2009
TBT Staff Tallinn

TALLINN- There has been speculation that the proposal for the Estonian government’s budget cut will have to be accompanied with a vote of confidence when it went before parliament.

On Feb. 10 Silver Pukk, the Reform Party (one of the three coalition parties) PR agent told The Baltic Times that “The possibility that you are referring to is no longer a possibility but will most probably happen next Friday, 20 Feb in Riigikogu. The budget cuts will most probably be presented with a confidence vote.  The Reform Party supports this idea.”

What this means for the ruling coalition is that if the proposed package of budget cuts is not passed, the government may have to step down.

Because of across the board positive projections for the bill, Pukk believes that the bill will be able to be passed.

“The bill would be passed, we are more than sure, because there is political consensus on the coalition side for it.”

It has been confirmed that there will be a vote of no confidence, which will occur on Feb. 20.

SOCIAL BOOKMARKS:   Delicious   Digg   Reddit   Ask   Facebook   MrWong   Netvouz
 SUBSCRIBERS AREA
 SUBSCRIPTION
The Baltic Times is a cost-effective way of staying in touch with the latest Baltic news and views, enabling you full access from anywhere with an Internet connection.




 MORE NEWS
  • Top Estonian papers leave fron...
    TALLINN - The six largest newspapers in Estonia have left their front pages blank ...
  • People's Party pulls out o...
    RIGA - The People's Party, Latvia's largest political party, has said that...
  • Estonian Air / airBaltic spat ...
    TALLINN - A growing spat is developing between Estonia's national airline &quo...
  • Numerous arrests made at Legio...
    RIGA - Police have been forced to detain several people at this year's Legi...
  • Lithuanians escape pirate atta...
    OMAN - A cargo ship manned by Lithuanian and Russian sailors has narrowly escap...
  • Dombrovskis government reflect...
    RIGA - On March 12, Latvia's incumbent Valdis Dombrovskis-led government re...
  • Riga Apartments for Rent


    © 2009 BALTIC NEWS LTD. All Rights Reserved.
    DEVELOPED BY Your Web Solution

    RESOURCES:   Baltics | Latvia | Lithuania | Estonia | Business news | Finance news | Regional news | Riga Latvia | Tallinn Estonia | Vilnius Lithuania