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“I don’t want to comment on Mr. Karbauskis’s lie. I would be much calmer if he ran in the elections in terms of what is good, rather than what others are supposed to be bad. Especially since this whole belt-tightening story it’s just a lie and nothing more. (…) I think liars explain their lies themselves, ”said I. Šimonytė.
DELFI recalls that former Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius mentioned on his Facebook account that he may have to tighten his belt.
The parliamentarian stressed that the current situation is very different from that of 2008-2009.
“Now there is no need to tighten our belts, not because Mr. Karbauskis is very good, but because we are in the eurozone; because our finances are backed by the European Central Bank and the euro; and even when the economy somehow negatively affects our budget income, we can finance the deficit by applying for loans in good condition, ”said I. Šimonytė.
However, according to the parliamentarian, now another question arises. He stressed that it was particularly important at this time to focus on costs that could not be considered “very critical to our future.”
“This year, naturally, we have a large deficit: we did not collect revenue, we needed additional spending, the deficit is naturally large. Whether it should have been that good at assessing the economic recession is another question here, but there are objective circumstances for it.
Next year, the government expects economic growth, yet it expects a rather significant deficit. When we look at where it comes from, it comes from commitments that can raise questions. These are not liabilities for pensions, children’s money, minimum wages.
These are commitments that are related to what the Government calls the DNA Plan. But we know very well, at least from what is happening now, from similar roads and stories, that not all of those costs can really be considered very fundamentally related to our future and therefore really should be paid a lot of attention, because it will be an investment. fact about debts. Even if later we have the opportunity to recover part of those funds from the support of the European Union, ”said I. Šimonytė.
He saw manifestations of financial adventurism in the budget bill.
When evaluating the budget proposal presented to the Seimas on Tuesday, the parliamentarian pointed out that some of the commitments foreseen in it have already been adopted previously or are automatic. Among them, he mentioned the indexation of children’s pensions or money.
“Some other decisions have been postponed, but they are certainly not big budget figures. The big numbers are the deficit that we finally put in, that we finally have, and that’s really impressive.
There is also the so-called Government DNA Plan, which is like an investment, but for some reason it is very urgent to make those decisions with long-term consequences as soon as possible. (…) There is such a financial adventure because there are planned investments that will be financed by the European Recovery Fund, but the Fund is not yet approved, it is only politically agreed and it will take time for legal decisions to be made. , and that money will already be available as a receivable ”, said I. Šimonytė.
At the same time, the parliamentarian pointed out that according to the government’s plan, the expenses would now be made with the money borrowed.
“If those investments did not comply, for example, with the European requirements for digitization or the green exchange rate, it would still be a burden for Lithuanian taxpayers. Therefore, those commitments need to be reviewed very seriously and thoroughly,” he said. I. Šimonytė.
The budget for next year is presented to the Seimas
The state budget project for 2021 will be presented to the Seimas on Tuesday, BNS wrote.
The public administration deficit, the difference between expenses and income, is expected to reach 5% next year. gross domestic product.
Finance Minister Vilius Šapoka says that the budget, together with all European funds, is at a similar level to the current situation this year.
According to economists, the proposed budget option for next year provides Lithuania with the opportunity to transform the economy and secure future growth potential, but also poses the risk that misused funds could lead to an overheating of the economy and an increase of inflation.
The government proposes that the monthly minimum wage “on paper” increases from 607 to 642 euros next year, and the child’s money – from 60 to 70 euros. Pensions are expected to increase by about 7 percent.
Next year, the euro – from 176 to 177 euros – should increase the base salary, which will mean a slight increase in the salaries of civil servants, civil servants, employees of budget institutions, politicians and judges.
State budget revenue is expected to decline by 1.3 percent next year compared to approved this year. up to 11,385 million. Spending will increase by 21.2% to 15,490 million euros. euros. The state budget deficit is expected to reach $ 4.105 billion next year. EUR: 3.3 times more than approved this year (1,248 million euros).
Sodra’s planned budget revenue for next year will reach 5.063 million. 5,002 billion euros. euros. Sodra’s budget surplus in 2021 should reach 61,295 million. euros.
The PSDF budget in 2021 is expected to be balanced: it would reach 2,370 million. euros.
The state, Sodra and PSDF budgets for 2021 will be considered by outgoing MPs, and the new Seimas should approve them before Christmas.
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