Lietuva in brief

Dec 17, 2009

As of the beginning of next year, pensions and unemployment benefits will be cut, reports ELTA. On Dec. 9 Seimas approved the transitional law on the recalculation and payment of social benefits. The law will enter into force as of Jan. 1, 2010, and will be valid till Dec. 31, 2011. The opposition proposed its postponement by at least a month, so that people could adapt to the change, but their proposal was rejected by the Seimas. Under the transitional law, pensions of 650 litas (188 euros) ...

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