The Lithuanian Trade Union Confederation supports the government’s proposal to aggregate income as a welcome breakthrough, but misses the reduction of the tax burden provided for in the tax reform plan for lowest and middle income earners. The only worry is the reduction of 32% income tax rate to 25% for the people earning over 60 average wages per year. The Lithuanian Trade Union Confederation proposes that employment contracts with an annual income of up to € 35,000 would be subject to a lower personal income tax of 15%.
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