“And to liquidate the integration fund...” The Saeima will gather for one of its last plenary sessions before the elections

Before the elections, the deputies will manage to hold three plenary sessions. One of them will take place this Thursday, September 17. With the elections just around the corner, the opposition has literally bombarded the parliament with its initiatives. In particular, opposition parliamentarians are calling to "end the suffering" and to eliminate the Integration Fund for Society as it is no longer needed. It should be noted that after a long audit, the Ministry of Culture ultimately did not decide to liquidate this Fund, but only proposed its reorganization. The deputies believe that a radical decision is necessary. The representatives of the people are also urging the Saeima to correct, to put it mildly, the mistake made by then Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš, and to liquidate the Ministry of Climate and Energy, transferring its functions back to the Ministry of Smart Administration and Regional Development. The opposition insists on exempting young people from income tax for their first job for a period of 1 year. According to the authors of the bill, this will increase the chances of young people finding work specifically in Latvia.