On Monday, 28 June, a report published by Eurostat and national taxes, it became clear that the lower capital tax in Estonia was 10.6% and 12.4% in Lithuania, where the average is 26.1%, the highest in France and 38.8%, 43.1% in Denmark and Great Britain 45 , 9%.
On Tuesday the Spanish trade unions striking against the government's cutback plans, like the Greek crisis that threatens the country. Greece was the fifth day of the same revealing a general strike in February from the debt crisis and the people were demonstrating, and a radical curtailment of the pension plans (raising the retirement age) with.
On Wednesday went to visit Estonia Finland's new Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi, who continues as head of Vanhanen's Centre Party is a new job. French Finance Minister Francois Baroin earlier announced plans to cut 100 billion after an additional 10 billion euros through tax reduction or cancellation. The aim is to reduce government spending 10 percent. Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates of Portugal Telecom has suspended sales of minority interests, because it has a strategic country (Estonian Telecom was sold last year).
Thursday to the President of the European Union rather than Spain, Belgium, Yves Leterme in the office of the Interim Government. Sets priorities for fiscal adjustment and economic cooperation. Approved by the Finnish government in the construction of two new nuclear reactors and the Center of the Conservative Party votes, despite the Greens voting against the government. Also in Finland rose by 1 per cent and VAT is now 23%, but the food tax from 12 to 13% off, and the same rate applies to food places. Swedish central bank raised the interest rate 0.5 per cent two years, however, decreased from 2011 to 2012 economic growth forecast, as in other countries affected by cuts in export industries.
Unemployment figures published by Eurostat on Friday, May 27. The largest is the 20% in Latvia, Estonia, Spain, 19.9% and 19%, and lowest in Austria and the Netherlands 4% to 4.3%. A total of 23.1 million people are without work, and the European Union average was 9.6%.
Held on Saturday 15th Wife carrying competition in Finland Sonkajärvel MM were representatives of Estonia Alar Voogle and Kristi Viltrop silver medal. First place in Estonia have been 11 times.
On Sunday, 4 July, in the second round of presidential elections in Poland. Bronislaw Komorowski won the pro-European. Britain, some ministries have agreed to its budget was reduced by 25 percent in May, instead of as much as 40 percent, which creates resentment. Full weeks in floods caused 25 deaths in Romania. Heat wave that hit the greater part of Europe.
Article appeared in the 7th Midweek newspaper, July 2010
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