“Decisions on distribution of funding among the sectors should be based on a clear justification how the allocated funds will be spent and how the public will benefit therefrom. Usefulness of budgetary baseline spending should be carefully reviewed, because that is the only way how confidence can be formed in the public on efficient state administration in the long run,” said the President of Latvia.
Raimonds Vējonis stressed that successful cooperation among the government and its social partners was important while reforming state administration. “During negotiations among the government, business organizations, and trade unions, they must agree on particular measures,” stated the President of Latvia.
Raimonds Vējonis emphasized the need for further reforming in healthcare and education sector. Internal security measures should be improved constantly, and the eastern border of the country should be strengthened as well. In its turn, ensuring stability and predictability of taxation system was significant for successful business development. Global competitiveness of the country should be increased, where stable support for Latvian scientific progress was one of the key aspects. It is important not to deviate from the pre-set long-term objectives, including a gradual increase of national defence spending so that it would reach 2% of GDP in 2018.