The 2010 budget is passed

Dec 17, 2009
By Rokas M. Tracevskis

VILNIUS On Dec. 10, the Lithuanian parliament approved the country’s 2010 budget. The budget was supported by 81 MPs while 56 MPs voted against it and two MPs abstained from voting. The vote’s outcome was mostly decided by the United Lithuania (Viena Lietuva) faction which is balancing between the ruling coalition and the opposition in the parliament. In 2010, the deficit of the state budget will reach 4.9 billion litas (1.4 billion euros), which accounts for five percent of GDP. ...

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