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On Tuesday, I. Šimonytė told journalists at Seimas that he wanted to urge that the Constitution be read not only by the President, but also by members of Seimas and the Head of Government.
According to her, with the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, the Seimas increased opportunities for the government to lend simply because expenses did not change and no revenue was raised.
“It is natural that the government would have had to cover a large part of the expenses with borrowed funds in any case. But now the government is boldly making additional commitments, those not provided for in the Budget Law. In my opinion, by manipulating and violating fundamentally the provisions of the Budget Law. And the law needs to be clarified just so that we generally understand what debt burden we are taking to help our economy and what measures will be allocated to that debt: how much to reduce taxes, how much to increase costs, what costs to increase, what result are we fighting for ”, emphasized the president of the Seimas Audit Committee.
But now the government is boldly making additional commitments, those not provided for in the Budget Law. In my opinion, by fundamentally manipulating and violating the provisions of the Budget Law.
Sigismund Gedvila / 15min photo / Ingrida Šimonytė
Now it seems to me. Šimonyte that the Government has created 5 billion. Reserve in euros. Of this, G.Nausėdas was offered 500 million. spend.
“As anyone knows, that money, without that image, I would say, divides it in the four directions. In my opinion, this is at the same time irresponsible, incomprehensible and inconsistent with the Constitution,” said a representative of my opposition conservative faction in the Seimas.
You want to tie your hands
According to R. Karbauskis, the desire of the opposition to tie the hands of the Government and the Seimas has a purpose.
“They would like to make it possible for the government to be unable to make rational decisions quickly. And it seems to us that these are proposals directed against the interest of Lithuanian society, rather than complying with any law or the Constitution. Those whose actions in 2008–2009 were recognized as a violation of the Constitution by reducing pensions, etc., they are talking, ”said the old man from the faction of the Union of Peasants and Greens of Lithuania in Seimas.
Sigismund Gedvila photo / 15min / Ramunas Karbauskis
When asked why adjusting this year’s state budget is so difficult, R. Karbauskis explained that he expected Lithuania to arise from economic problems, one of the most likely in the European Union, and that we would have minimal losses due to the pandemic. of coronavirus.
“Because if we did what conservatives suggest, our losses would be much higher. I think they are deliberately disseminating information precisely by hyperbolizing the risks and possible consequences. They are deliberately trying to create a negative public perception of what awaits us. This is a conscious activity Their goal is to make it as bad as possible in Lithuania. And I blame them for that, “said R. Carbauskis.
I think they are deliberately disseminating information precisely by hyperbolizing the risks and the possible consequences. They deliberately try to create a negative public perception of what awaits us.
“No need to guess”
According to Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, borrowing is not eating money, but thinking about how to pay those debts.
Photo by Sigismund Gedvila / 15min / Saulius Skvernelis
“It just came to our attention then. In any case, we will get a return on our investment in our people, our economy, our industry, our technology and our investment,” he said.
According to S. Skvernel, it is possible to rely on several forecasts about the level of public debt. However, they are said to change every two to three months, so the head of government urged not to speculate.
“It just came to our attention then. But it’s certainly not to the point where someone threatens or takes some radical measures. 42-44 percent of the gross domestic product may be. But so far there is no need to guess,” said S. Skvernelis.
42-44 percent of gross domestic product may be. But there really is no need to guess yet.
The image is clear
Simonas Krėpšta, head of President Gitanas Nausėda’s Economic and Social Policy Group, said the country’s head had mentioned that after the final decision on all additional economic stimulus measures for July, the state budget deserved to be reviewed and updated.
After analyzing the numbers and evaluations of various institutions, according to S.Krėpšta, a sufficiently clear picture emerges of what the public debt will be.
Sigismund Gedvila / 15min photo / Simonas Krėpšta
He recalled that a decade ago we also had a crisis and the debt had increased several times.
“Even at a time when taxes were rising and costs were being cut. Debt growth is not driven by certain unique elements, but by the general response to the economic downturn. And if we effectively reduce the downturn in the economy, then of course the debt will grow less and we will recover faster. However, if we respond to the crisis inefficiently, then we will definitely have a longer economic recession, higher unemployment and, God forbid, more emigration, than we had ten years ago, “said G. Nausėda’s chief adviser. .
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