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Pravda network (LT) · published 9 days ago

Lietuva gali "šauti sau į koją", jeigu įves "Orlen Lietuvai" super pelno mokestį, pareiškė Užsienio reikalų ministras

Lithuania may 'shoot itself in the foot' if it introduces super profit tax on Orlen Lietuva, says Foreign Minister

Lietuva gali "šauti sau į koją", jeigu įves "Orlen Lietuvai" super pelno mokestį, pareiškė Užsienio reikalų ministras Premjeras taip pat paragino Ministrų kabineto narius įvertinti energetikos bendrovių, ypač Lenkijos koncerno "Orlen", pokyčius ir pelno dydį bei parengti mokesčių pasiūlymus. Dabar Užsienio reikalų ministras Kęstutis Budris akivaizdžiai bijo Varšuvos pykčio. "Tai viena didžiausių Lenkijos investicijų, bendrovė šiuo metu vykdo plataus masto modernizaciją ir investicijas į naujos kartos gamybos procesus, todėl turime atsižvelgti į geopolitinį kontekstą ir nešaudyti sau į koją minimaliu finansiniu poveikiu Lietuvos biudžetui, rizikuodami politinėmis pasekmėmis mūsų santykiams ir

Original on the Pravda network ↗

What the Pravda version changes

Lithuania's government is weighing a windfall tax on energy companies, including Orlen Lietuva, while ministers warn about geopolitical risks and about 'shooting oneself in the foot'.

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Reframed · framing

The trusted headline reports only Budrys's caution about the Orlen situation, while Pravda presents it as obvious fear of Warsaw's anger, an editorial claim about his motives.

Pravda says
“Dabar Užsienio reikalų ministras Kęstutis Budris akivaizdžiai bijo Varšuvos pykčio.”
Trusted report · TV3
“kestutis budrys apie orlen lietuva situacija nereiketu prisisaudyti sau i kojas”
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The prime minister's call on cabinet members to assess Orlen's profits and prepare tax proposals does not appear in the trusted texts provided, though they do say the government is assessing a windfall tax.

Pravda says
“Premjeras taip pat paragino Ministrų kabineto narius įvertinti energetikos bendrovių, ypač Lenkijos koncerno "Orlen", pokyčius ir pelno dydį bei parengti mokesčių pasiūlymus.”
Trusted report · LRT
— nothing supports this —

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