Latvian airline airBaltic carried overall 186,512 passengers in February 2010 (from Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn), representing 27% more than in the same month in 2009, when airBaltic transported 147,425 passengers. In February of this year, the number of passengers at the base of airBaltic in Riga has increased by 33% compared to the same period last year, reported BC Janis Vanags, vice president of corporate communications in airBaltic.
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Bill on lowering tourism VAT in Latvia is sent to Saeima
The People’s Party succeeded today, with the help of the opposition, in gaining theoretical support from the Saeima’s Budget and Finance (Taxation) Committee for forwarding their amendment to the law “On Value Added Tax” (VAT) for review in the full Saeima in Latvia. The amendment foresees the introduction of a reduced VAT rate for the tourism sector.
...Enterprise Estonia distributed 149 innovation vouchers to SMEs in a year
In a year, small enterprises have received innovation voucher grants from the foundation Enterprise Estonia for implementing 149 innovation projects, writes LETA/Äripäev.ee. The volume of the grants financed by the European Regional Development Fund amounts to a total of 8.75 million kroons.
...Sekmokas in Paris: nuclear renaissance is taking place in the world
Minister of Energy Arvydas Sekmokas, who is taking part in the International Conference on Nuclear Energy in Paris on March 8-9, is convinced that nuclear renaissaince is taking place in the world.
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