State Tax Inspectorate

Excise duty results published by the Lithuanian State Tax Inspectorate signal a decline in alcohol sales and possibly consumption, however, experts say that the information is insufficient for credible conclusions, as they do not cover the impact of illicit alcohol and alcohol purchased abroad.

Lithuania will launch the first fiscal receipt lottery this November, with the annual prize fund planned at about 173,000 euros.

Edita Janušienė, former chief auditor at the central Bank of Lithuania, has been appointed to head the country's State Tax Inspectorate (STI) for the next four years.

Edita Janušienė, currently chief auditor at the central Bank of Lithuania, has been selected to head the country's State Tax Inspectorate (STI) for the next four years.

Transport Minister Rokas Masiulis' family is the wealthiest among the families of Lithuanian ministers and that of Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga has the lowest assets, according to asset declarations released by the State Tax Inspectorate on Wednesday.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė's personal assets and savings rose by 27,000 euros in 2016 from 2015 to reach 837,000 euros, according to asset declarations data released by the State Tax Inspectorate on Wednesday.

The Special Investigation Service (STT) will be able to gain access to financial data of banks and other legal entities without obtaining a court warrant.

Gintautas Kevišas on Thursday rejected calls from Lithuania's leaders to step down as director of the National Opera and Ballet Theater (LNOBT). Here is a look at some top management replacements at state-owned companies and public bodies following last October's parliamentary elections.

Backstage operations of Gintautas Kevišas, the director of the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theater (LNOBT), have turned into a "shadow play" and fall short of the requirement of transparent management and responsibility of an institution's chief, says President Dalia Grybauskaitė.

The Lithuanian Special Investigation Service has brought suspicions of influence peddling and bribery against MG Baltic, one of the largest concerns in Lithuania operated by Darius Mockus, SIS chief Saulius Urbanavičius confirmed to BNS.

Dainoras Bradauskas has appealed against the Lithuanian finance minister's decision to sack him as head of the State Tax Inspectorate (STI).

Lithuanian Finance Minister Vilius Šapoka has sacked Dainoras Bradauskas, head of the State Tax Inspectorate (STI), after a commission set up by the ministry recommended firing him for corrupt activities and gross official misconduct.

Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) Chairman Ramūnas Karbauskis assured in a Delfi conference that he and member of Seimas Greta Kildišienė are “only tied by work relations”. The politician also explained why his family lives abroad and assured he is no liar.

Lithuanian companies selling mobile phones, laptops and other electronic devices are suspected causing about 750,000 euros in damage to the state budget via value-added tax (VAT) fraud schemes, the Financial Crime Investigation Service said on Monday.

Dainoras Bradauskas, head of the Lithuanian State Tax Inspectorate (VMI), is suspected of exerting illegal influence on financial inspections of the country's largest business groups, MG Baltic and Vilniaus Prekyba (VP), carried out by the tax authority, sources said.