Latvian government desperately tries to cut Rail Baltica costs

Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs (“United List”) pointed out that, overall, this would save billions of euros, but government representatives did not specify how much the first phase of the project would cost.

“We need to understand, based on the funding model over a specific time frame, what the impact on the budget will be and how much funding is required from the state. There are several models. I want to hear what they are, because we need to balance all our expenditure. We canno...