Expect to save up to a billion euros?

The Minister of the Environment remembered a bicycle at the Government meeting. Said that « riches are not out of frugality. »

« Now that the weather has warmed up a little, it has not been very warming this week, but I was driving my bike and riding my bike, » said Povilas Poderskis, Minister of Environment.

But stated that the machines would not give up.

« We have exactly one machine, you won’t be able to order much, you still need to ride, » Poderski said.

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But you’ll have to think about how to save $ 10 million. euros. The Minister of Finance commissioned ministries to reduce the cost of at least 5 percent.

« The state institutions, I do not know when the last time, in the decade, has been budgeting from scratch, » said Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys.

« We don’t spend very strongly. Of course, our sector is that savings always turn into something afterwards, » said Minister of the Interior Vladislav Kondratovich.

It is planned to raise money for defense money by increasing taxes for residents. But if the ministries were more printed, $ 137 million could save the next year alone. euros. This is eight times more than last year’s real estate tax and five times more than planned from sugar tax.

« We look forward to finding reserves in this way in this way up to a billion euros, » asserted R. Šadžius.

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Where ministers can save personally, they think quickly.

« Ready anywhere, I can work from home even, » Kondratovich said.

However, most of the savings plan does not have.

« We will find our heads and look at our financial indicators, » said Minister of Health Marija Jakubauskienė.

For example, the Ministries of Health, Education, Social Security and Labor, whose budgets are the most solid, would require just over $ 15 million.

« It must be understood that our ministry is special, which means that 98 % of the total budget is back to all people, » said Inga Ruginienė, Minister of Social Security and Labor.

« There is talk of management costs, what is issued on information technology, conferences, publicity, maintenance and the like, » the Minister of Finance explained.

The Ministry of Economics and Innovation would have to save nearly 10 million, Interior – 14 million, and the Ministry of Finance – more than $ 12 million. euros.

« There is an agreement between all ministries, » explained R. Šadžius.

« I don’t know who decided so? I seem to have decided yet, » said Minister of Culture Šarūnas Birutis.

The Ministry of Culture is tasked with leaving 14.5 million. of EUR 290 million.

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But Š. Birutis explains that he is not going to save defense.

« See which ministry has bacon and which does not have. The Ministry of Culture, I can say responsibly, they have no such added bacon, » said Sh. Birutis.

The leaders of other ministries also look at such instructions through their teeth.

« We are in the last place in terms of average salary, we want to have highly qualified diplomats to speak endless languages, orientate in any environment, in any corridors, and their salaries are the lowest what the state pays today, » said Foreign Minister K. Budrys.

« Equally another important task is the growth of economic growth and its tempo, which I think needs to be predicted both additional funds and additional solutions. Obviously, everything could not be reduced, » said Minister of Economics and Innovation Lukas Savickas.

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The only one that will not need to be tightened is the Ministry of National Defense.

« The Ministry of National Defense is not the recipient who needs to give money. We all need funds for our defense, » said Dovilė Šakalienė, Minister of National Defense.

Nevertheless, it promises to postpone some projects. This would loosen another € 15 million.

« It is not a priority when it comes to defense and acquisition of weapons today, » said D. Šakalienė.

R. Šadžius asserts that consensus is always achieved in this Government.

The Ministries of Justice, Foreign Affairs and Agriculture are tasked with about $ 8 million.

The Ministry of Transport and Communications – just over 5 million, and the Ministry of Energy – with a little over a million euros, will be most modest.

The savings plans must be delivered by the ministry until May.