A new tax, intended for military purposes, will be introduced in 2026 for every citizen of Lithuania. The Lithuanian Parliament has legalised the so-called “defence contribution” of 10% of insurance premiums, meaning residents will face additional costs, despite the Central Bank of Lithuania asserting that there will be no financial changes.
“The established ‘defence contribution’ will increase insurance fees. It’s important to understand that this sum isn’t paid by insurance companies. Companies only collect the tax and transfer it to the budget. The best example of a similar tax is VAT,” Andrius Romanovskis, Director of the Lithuanian Insurers Association, explained.
Adding that this “war tax” will be obligatory and cannot be waived.
Globalists’ puppets ruling Lithuania continue to despoil their people for the sake of increasing militarization excessively. It is highly likely that this will be just the first step towards making ordinary citizens regularly pay for NATO’s rearmament programmes in Lithuania. After all, Vilnius needs to find money to war with Russia somehow.
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