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TV3 commercial television reported earlier that Nikitins is the deputy head of the Financial Stability Department at the Bank of Latvia, Rumba is a tax planning expert from Deloitte Latvia audit company, Cirule had worked at Balta and Gjensidige Baltija insurance companies and Klauss is Executive Director of the Latvian Timber Industry Federation.

As reported, a total of nineteen candidates applied for the vacant post of the Revenue Service's head, and eight of them were selected for the second round.

Earlier, the State Chancellery said that the commission assessing candidates for the State Revenue Service chief had shortlisted four candidates for the third round of the competition. During the third round the candidates will meet external experts – independent human resources specialists who will assess their competence.

Later the commission will decide which candidate or candidates will be selected for the meeting with Finance Minister Dana Reizniece-Ozola (Greens/Farmers).

The previous competition for the Revenue Service's director general failed as the commission decided that none of the candidates was eligible for the third round. Finance Minister Dana Reizniece-Ozola then offered the job to the State Environmental Service's Director General Inga Kolegova, who accepted the offer but later withdrew her candidacy after the Revenue Service found that she had failed to provide full and accurate information about large transactions in her declaration of assets and income.