The discussion “What should be changed, and how, in the state’s approach to reducing the shadow economy?” was organised by the State Audit Office to evaluate why current measures have not been sufficiently effective and what should be changed going forward. 

Participants in the discussion:

  • Linda Matisone, Chair of the Saeima Subcommittee on Combating the Shadow Economy,
  • Jānis Upenieks, Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Finance,
  • Jurģis Miezainis, Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Economics,
  • Kaspars Gorkšs, Director General of the Latvian Employers’ Confederation,
  • Arnis Sauka, Professor at SSE Riga Professor,
  • Inga Vilka, Member of the State Audit Office Council.

Recorded video from the discussion, held in Latvian on March 20, 2026, is available below (“Ko un kā mainīt valsts pieejā ēnu ekonomikas ierobežošanai?”).