Andris Kulbergs (AS) indicated that since 2020, the number of state apparatus employees has increased by 10,500, despite a decrease in the number of employed and residents. He claimed that after the municipal reform aimed at saving and reducing resources, the number of employees in municipalities has increased by 2,500. Kulbergs stated that in Latvia, public services account for 26% of GDP, compared to 23% in OECD countries, while 24% of the employed work in the public sector — more than in any other country — compared to 18% in OECD countries. He also claimed that state intervention in the economy has increased by 10 percentage points, reaching a record high of 46%. He expressed that in the next four years, there are plans to change all the mentioned indicators if the political force he represents is given such an opportunity. #valstsaparatā #sabiedriskiepakalpojumi #ekonomika (translated)
