- Hospitality industry in Latvia protesting for reduced VAT on catering services
- Picket taking place simultaneously in all three Baltic States
- Industry advocating for reduced VAT for entire catering sector, including restaurants, cafes, pubs, bars, canteens, school and hospital catering
- Industry facing challenges due to lack of support and decrease in foreign tourist flow
- Protest also taking place in Estonia and Lithuania with similar demands for tax policy relaxation
- Lithuanian hospitality industry facing challenges after reduced VAT was abolished at the beginning of the year
Source: eng.lsm.lv
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