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International Internet Magazine. Baltic States news & analytics Thursday, 28.03.2024, 21:54

Every fifth person in Latvia receives their salary ''under the table''

BC, Riga, 17.06.2015.Print version
Even though there has been a 7% reduction in the number of persons working in Latvia who receive their salaries unofficially, there are still 18% of employed persons in the country who receive their salaries ''under the table'', and thus no taxes are being paid to the state, according to a study by the Latvian job market portal cvmarket.lv, reports LETA.

Compared to last year's study, there has been a 7% reduction in the number of employed persons in Latvia who receive their salaries ''under the table'' - from 25% to 18%.


Meanwhile, 82% of those surveyed stated that they receive all of their salary officially.

The study was carried out on the www.cvmarket.lv portal, questioning 350 respondents.






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