In 2018, 22.9% of Latvian population was at risk of poverty. Although the scale of Covid was relatively smaller in Latvia compared to other countries, the economic impact is still very negative. More people will be at risk of poverty due to the disease.
Poverty Watch Main Findings
Main priorities
- Access to housing:
– available mortgage loans
– creation of social houses
– changes in taxes and other payments - Employment:
– labour force forecasts
– job creation by local governments
- Changes in the tax system
– develop tax system that ensures stability
– transparency of each tax
– tax revenues increased based on GDP - Access to the health care system
– a basket of paid & free medical services
– control the prices of medicines
Contact details
EAPN Latvia
Valnu Street 32-1
Riga, LV-1050 (Latvia)
Tel: +371 22 31 15 45 / +371 29 66 40 63
E-mail: info ( @ ) eapn.lv
Website: www.eapn.lv
Facebook: www.facebook.com/EAPNLatvia
