Ieva Valeskaite

policy analyst at the Lithuanian Free Market Institute. Her fields of expertise include tax and budgetary policy, social policy, and pension insurance. She is actively involved in EU policy assessment with the focus on the single market and corporate taxation and provides regular responses to EU public consultations and policy initiatives. She holds a BA in political science, a BA in international economics and an MA in applied macroeconomics from Vilnius University

Lithuania and <i>International Tax Competitiveness Index</i>

Economy

Lithuania and International Tax Competitiveness Index

BY Daniel Bunn, Ieva Valeskaite AND LFMI / October 16, 2020

Lithuania’s tax system is ranked the sixth most competitive and neutral in the OECD according to the Tax Foundation’s International Tax Competitiveness Index 2020 which was released on October 15.

Economy

Taxes, Losses, Pandemic in Lithuania

BY Ieva Valeskaite AND LFMI / June 10, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only limited our liberties, but also liberated creativity. Vilnius mayor and LFMI’s ex-president has allowed turning the whole city into a giant outdoor café and let businesses to exploit parks and squares for this purpose.

Economy

Lithuanian Tax Laws: Too Much Commotion, Not Enough Focus

BY Karolina Mickute, Ieva Valeskaite AND LFMI / May 30, 2019

On May 11, Lithuania celebrated its second National Respect for Taxpayers Day. This day became an official commemorative day in Lithuania following the adoption of a proposal from the Lithuanian Free Market Institute (LFMI) in early 2018.

Economy

Progressive Taxation: Are Taxes in Lithuania Too Low?

BY Ieva Valeskaite AND LFMI / March 7, 2018

With several policy proposals on introducing a progressive taxation model put on the table, the upcoming parliamentary session in Lithuania is sure to become a heavily debated one. In fact, every tenth taxpayer is threatened with higher tax burden as personal income tax might increase from a flat 15%up to 20%.