On Thursday, 8 May, the Saeima held a debate on the foundations of the country's fiscal and economic policy, based on two documents: the Progress Report on the Fiscal and Structural Plan 2025-2028 2025 prepared by the Ministry of Finance and the Report on Latvia's Economic Development prepared by the Ministry of Economy. The debate started with a report by Finance Minister Arvils Ašeradens on the document that will become the basis for the next budgetary framework for 2026-2028. The Ministry of Finance launched the debate in 2023, establishing a tradition in the Saeima to discuss the state of public finances and budget priorities for the coming year, and this year for the second time the document prepared by the Ministry of Finance is…