Most residents see healthcare and social protection as main problems in Latvia

  • 2019-03-10
  • LETA/TBT Staff

RIGA - According to a Eurobarometer survey, most Latvian residents see healthcare and social protection as the main problems in the country.

42 percent of respondents mentioned healthcare and social protection as the main problems in Latvia, 25 mentioned the high cost of living, 24 mentioned the pension system, 23 mentioned the tax system, while 19 percent mentioned unemployment as the main problem in the country.

Meanwhile, when looking at the main problems within the EU, 47 percent of Latvian residents mentioned immigration, while 26 percent mentioned terrorism.

Furthermore, there has been an increase in the number of Latvian resident satisfied with their lives since the autumn of 2017 - from 69 percent in autumn of 2017, to 77 percent this past November.