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Following reform of the law on land privatization, the rights of EU citizens to purchase land in Latvia continue to be restricted, in violation of EU law. A detailed analysis has now been published in the legal periodical Agrar- und Umweltrecht 12/2017 by authors Mayr/Daniels/Klauberg of bnt Riga. The law

Come Christmas, many of us show their concern for their nearest and dearest by buying them products promising truly miraculous improvements of one's health. But how to tell true medicine from mere dietary supplements which, bold promises aside, rarely deliver any benefits that could not be derived from a humble

Year's end is nigh, and firms busy themselves sending out New Year's wishes and delivering Christmas gifts to their clients. Let's have a closer look at how such gifts are treated from the vantage point of value-added tax and income tax. Year's end is nigh, and firms busy themselves sending

Picking the right present is an art unto itself, and all of us have been there: we've given (or received) a poorly chosen gift, or found two identical items under the tree. What's the legal framework for returning or exchanging the wrong present, so as to save the joy and

Great news for everyone whose idea of a great Christmas gift is to buy a piece of real property (of the kind which is subject to VAT): they will now pay less in property transfer tax, for the Finance Administration has issued a communiqué, precisely one month before Christmas Eve,