On Wednesday, 21 January, members of Riga City Council approved the capital's budget for 2026, with families, education, security, economic growth and infrastructure development as the main priorities. "Already in the summer, when we received the first budget estimates, we realised that the local government would have the same or even less money than last year, while Riga's needs continue to grow. Our challenge was to cover these needs more intelligently and responsibly with existing resources…
On Wednesday, 21 January, members of Riga City Council approved the capital's budget for 2026, with families, education, security, economic growth and infrastructure development as the main priorities. "Already in the summer, when we received the first budget estimates, we realised that the local government would have the same or even less money than last year, while Riga's needs continue to grow. Our challenge was to cover these needs more intelligently and responsibly with existing resources. This is therefore not a budget of extravagant promises, but a real, human budget in relatively difficult circumstances. As a father of three, the most important thing for me is that Riga becomes a safer and more humane city where families choose to…
