The Government accepted the Cabinet of Ministers (MK) Regulations on the revenues of the municipal financial equalization fund and their distribution procedure in 2025. Thus, it is known how much the municipalities that contribute to the fund must pay next year, as well as how much those who are entitled to a grant from the fund will receive.
According to the calculation of the financial equalization of municipalities, the income of the equalization fund is planned to be 246,164,957 euros in 2025, and it consists of a grant from the state budget – 50,630,855 euros – as well as municipal contributions to the equalization fund – 195,534,102 euros.
Riga metropolis does not agree
The proposed model has not been approved by the Association of Municipalities of Riga and Pieriga Riga metropolis, writing: “The proportion in which the state participates in the financial equalization and in which the local governments participate is disproportionate. We believe that this proportion should be in solidarity – 50/50 – where half is covered by the state, half –
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