State plans to corral city officials

Jan 06, 2010
By Ella Karapetyan

TALLINN - Minister of Economic Affairs Juhan Parts said at a government press conference that the government may take strong measures, such as freezing the income tax transfers to the City of Tallinn if the city does not cut its borrowing plan. “The laws have requirements, including for loan requirements. If they are not met, the government must have levers to sanction or motivate,” said Parts in comments representing the government’s view on the city’s current borrowi ...

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