National pamatbudžetā next planned revenues 3.69 billion lats, which is less than this year when the framework was 3.81 billion lats.
State special budget of next year planned tax revenue 1 669 000 000 lats, which is more than this year, when it was 1 435 900 000 lats, while the total extra-budgetary revenue for next year a planned 1 781 488 152 lats.
State special budget expenditure planned for next year 1 557 201 803 lats, compared with 1 220 798 433 per year.
Subsidies to municipalities from the budget provided for 369 250 704 lats, but the grants to municipalities - 7 152 897 percent. Appropriations Reserve planned 5 000 000 lats.
2009 draft budget provides for a number of priorities. Resources to ensure the acquisition of EU funds as a whole down 926.9 million lats, which represents 16% of total consolidated general government expenditure.
Pressing social problems, for example, 2.7 million lats, down the minimum monthly wage to increase from 160 lats to 180 lats in 2009 with January 1.
3.1 million lats for the country's social security benefit disabled since childhood to increase the amount of 50 per month to 75 per month in 2009 with January 1, 2.3 million lats - supplements to the family state benefit for a disabled child to increase the amount of 50 lats up to 75 per month in 2009 with January 1.
71.6 million lats, down to the old-age pension premium to increase the amount insured by one year, held back until 1995, December 31, all old-age pension recipients, regardless of their age pension size limit, from 0.40 lats to 0.70 lats to the 2009 January 1.
Provides for the necessary funds pension increase, as well as other social needs.
Compared with 2008, a bill on the plan provides for additional funding in previous years, the measures, including the following major measures: 21.6 million lats - the program "National defense, security and integration to NATO, 12.9 million lats - contributions to the budget, 68 , 9 million lats - Public Debt Management, 67 million lats - from 2008 1.septembra increased teachers' wages and salaries increase by 60 per ensuring the full year.
Similarly, 22.3 million lats - Latvian National Library project implementation, 2.6 million lats - a grant of Ventspils and Liepaja airport and domestic flights to ensure one million lats - new judges and judicial staff posts for the Administrative District Court, 1.2 million lats -- Agricultural Census 2010 and Census 2011 and the preparatory work carried out.
1.5 million lats designed to ensure the free 1.klases students 2008./2009.mācību in the second half and 2009./2010.mācību in the first semester, one million lats - 2009 European Championship basketball organization for women, 0.6 million lats - the maintenance of prisoners, particularly in the implementation of effective sanctions policy, a change in the relative penalty, etc.
Next year the budget was established, taking into account a forecast that gross domestic product next year to grow by 2%, the annual inflation rate will be 7.6%, while the proportion of job seekers - 8.1%.
The Government today also approved the medium-term macro-economic development and fiscal policy framework for 2009 to 2011.gadam. It is estimated that the consolidated budget revenues in 2010 will be 5.83 billion lats, while expenses - 6.09 billion lats. The budget deficit is planned for 1.32% of GDP.
2011 consolidated budget revenue planned 6.26 billion lats, while expenses - six billion lats. The budget projected surplus of 1.2%.
As reported, the work on the state budget the government previously decided to reduce the annual cost of 10.67%, as well as 10% by summer next year to reduce posts at government buildings. The Prime Minister has been ordered frozen wages and representatives of national capital.
Finance Minister Atis Slakteris (TA) believes that although it is now the world's economic downturn has reached global proportions, it is important, what steps each country intends to reduce the impact of this crisis.
Next year the budget is built on the deficit, which is one of the incentive nature of the fiscal instruments. Similarly, it is essential to continue the economic incentive measures with tax legislation, as well as ensuring budget funds the European Union (EU) funds to acquire and maintain the support of investment projects - all this is for 2009. On the draft budget, believes the minister.
Although the government has strictly mathematically defined, their planning is not possible to carry out mechanically. Each budget program includes practical measures and the expected results, therefore, reducing the budget was essential to a functional approach. The Government was certainly nepakļaujamie to reduce budget expenses, such as co-financing of EU funds acquisition, financing of social benefits and pensions. Only then will the Ministerial task was to assess the functions of his department and the opportunity to be optimized, saving budget funds, indicating Slakteris.
He notes that one of the country in 2009. year's budget priorities to the EU funds acquisition, which will remain a pillar of economic development in the long term. Likewise, the budget incorporated a significant increase in spending in various social problems. For example, in order to ensure the 1 January 2009 the minimum monthly wage rises from 160 to 180 lats, a budget of 2.7 million lats.
Slakteris journalists today admitted that in the readings in Parliament, possibly, could be forced to revise the GDP forecast for next year - further reducing costs. Also, continued economic decline and tax revenues decline, the government probably already at the beginning of next year's budget will have to make modifications when adjusting for the actual situation.