The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: The national budget for the 2012 article 1. To approve the State budget 2012 revenue 4 523 738 800 lats in accordance with annexes 1 and 2.
2. article. To approve the State budget to 2012 editions 4 644 843 397 lats in accordance with 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the annex.
3. article. (1) to confirm the extent of mērķdotācij local 210 694 805 lats, including: 1) municipal basic and general secondary education institutions, municipal special educational establishments, local training institutions and partial interests in education and sports school teacher pay and State social insurance contributions in the amount of LVL 151 215 581 in accordance with annex 6 and 7;
2) municipal special educational institutions, boarding school, educational institutions registered in the registry development and rehabilitation centres and special boarding school for children with physical and mental disabilities 47 457 168 lats in accordance with Annex 8;
3) municipal education of children from the age of five years educating educators employed in wage and the State social insurance compulsory contributions 12 022 056 lats in accordance with Annex 9.
(2) the Cabinet, based on the Ministry of education and science of the information provided, have the right to change the first paragraph of this article 1, 2 and 3 of the annexes referred to in paragraph determine the funding distribution by municipalities.
4. article. To approve the State budget grants to the municipalities law "on financial cohesion" to implement rules 15 491 371 lat about, including: 1) financial cohesion fund 8 449 904 lats;
2) municipalities of bērnunamo children (one child 6000 dollars) and occupants, old people's homes and centres (about 3000 Lats per occupant) who placed them up to January 1, 1998, 1 365 000 lats cabinet order;
3) municipalities, which have a lower revenue rate per capita after financial cohesion, 5 676 467 lats Cabinet.
5. article. The Ministry of finance, through financial equalization calculation according to the law "on financial cohesion", used in real estate tax forecasts (land with a 25% increase limit) which authorities have calculated and submitted to the Ministry of finance, on the basis of the Cabinet of Ministers of 24 august 2010 regulations No 802 "rules on real estate tax forecast", except in the seaside town, which used to be paid for land property tax forecast 3 277 573 lats.
6. article. Set a maximum national debt at the end of the year after a nominal 6 200 000 000 lats.
7. article. Provide that the Minister of finance in may 2012, on behalf of the State to provide guarantees 124 130 168 lats according to annex 10, as well as to determine that the Finance Minister may act on the budget and financial management in the first part of article 8.1 of the objectives set out in the law on budget for marketing and financial management of the sixth paragraph of article 37 of the order on behalf of the State to provide guarantees, up to 10 percent of this law, in article 22, the gross domestic product forecasts.
8. article. Determine that under the agricultural and rural development Act 44 000 000 lats of State responsible for State joint stock company "rural development" guarantees provided under the agricultural and rural development loan guarantee program for 2007-2013.
9. article. Fix State budget loans total magnification 132 000 000 lats, which does not include this law laid down in article 20 of the total borrowing increases local, if borrowings are taken from the public Treasury, as well as to determine that the Finance Minister may act on the budget and financial management in the first part of article 8.1 of the objectives set out in the law on budget for marketing and financial management of the sixth paragraph of article 36 in order to make loans not exceeding 10 per cent of this law, in article 22, the gross domestic product forecasts.
10. article. To determine the maximum amount of expenditure to support the borrowers a loan guaranteed State obligations for 2012 4 374 619 lats. The Government's action limits to cover the State budget deal on behalf of the State guarantee provided debt commitment in 2012, are rated 101 461 884 lats, including 89 000 000 lats for the State guarantee provided for national joint stock company "Privatization Agency".
11. article. Allow the Cabinet to the Minister of finance prescribed in 2012 delete loans 2 889 132 lats liquidated enterprises (companies) or commercial companies.
12. article. Allow the Minister of Finance on behalf of the State to provide guarantee for the State joint stock company "Latvian mortgage and land bank" obligations to international creditors 49 000 000 lats, public joint stock company "Latvian mortgage and land bank" gives the State‐guaranteed loan collateral.
13. article. To issue the loan society with limited liability "mortgage banking real estate agency" under the Cabinet decision, if a separate decision of the Parliament agreed to a particular loan.
14. article. The Ministry of finance to increase the national joint stock company "Latvian mortgage and land bank" capital according to the Cabinet's decision, if the Saeima in a separate decision, agreed to increase the share capital.
15. article. Allow Finance Ministers to the Cabinet in the order of the Republic of Latvia to increase obligation towards the International Monetary Fund of the Republic of Latvia to increase the International Monetary Fund on a loan of 190 200 000 special unit (SDR) lats equivalent according to the increase of the quota payment day established the International Monetary Fund's exchange rate.
16. article. To provide for the appropriation of resources for the Ministry of Finance (grant from the general revenue) 400 500 lats to increase Bank open the International Monetary Fund, account no. 1 to the agreed minimum balance corresponding to one quarter of 1 percent of the quota by the securities held in the account of the Republic of Latvia partial payment of promissory notes of prescriptions.
Article 17. Allow Finance Ministers to the Cabinet in the order of the Republic of Latvia to increase obligation towards the international bank for reconstruction and development, the Republic of Latvia of increasing the subscribed capital of the international bank for reconstruction and development, the equivalent of USD 44 634 950 pounds.
18. article. Allow Finance Ministers to the Cabinet in the order to increase obligation to the Republic of Latvia to the Council of Europe development bank for the Republic of Latvia demanded subscribed capital shares, the Council of Europe development bank for EUR 4 547 000 lats equivalent.
19. article. Allow Finance Ministers to the Cabinet in the order to increase obligation to the Republic of Latvia to International Development Association: 1) EUR 2 230 000 lats equivalent International Development Association replenishment of resources; 15.
about EUR 2 630 000 lats 2) equivalent to the International Development Association replenishment of resources; 16.
EUR 2 710 000 lats 3) equivalent contributions to the multilateral debt initiative of dismissal.
20. article. (1) determine local borrowing total magnification of 50 000 000 lats for European Union and other foreign financial assistance for the implementation of co-financed projects, including the increase in the share capital of a capital company to provide local co-funding by the European Union and other foreign financial assistance for the implementation of the co-financed projects, as well as climate change, the financial instrument for the implementation of projects co-financed.
(2) identify local borrowing total magnification 1 000 000 lats financial stabilisation loan for those municipalities, which runs the financial stabilisation process according to the law "on financial stability and financial supervision of the municipality", and the European Union and other foreign financial assistance for the implementation of co-financed projects, including the increase in the share capital of a capital company to provide local co-funding by the European Union and other foreign financial assistance for the implementation of projects co-financed climate change, as well as the financial instrument for the implementation of projects co-financed.
(3) determine local borrowing total magnification of 12 000 000 lats for those infrastructure projects where the actual contribution of the municipality of not less than 75 per cent of the total cost and the required loan amount is not greater than 25 percent of the total cost and the complete transfer of the object into operation in 2012, the professional technical school, boarding school, local education authorities, internāt, preschool educational institutions, social investment projects, programmes and investment in emergency (emergency) emergency prevention effects.

(4) determine local borrowing total magnification 1 000 000 lats for the purchase of fuel.
(5) determine the total borrowing of local increase of 5 000 000 lats autonomous municipal functions necessary for the acquisition of transport, pre-emptive rights and invest in national architectural monuments.
(6) determine local borrowing total magnification of 7 000 000 lats Riga City Council South Bridge construction of round 3.
(7) to determine the guarantee provided by the municipalities a total magnification of 40 000 000 lats for those debt obligations of the Corporation take the European Union and other foreign financial assistance for the implementation of projects co-financed, and debt obligations which take learners study loan and student loans from credit institutions, as well as the heating season, fuel purchases and investments in emergency (emergency) situation.
(8) provide that municipalities have no right to assume the long-term liabilities according to the law "on local government budgets," except article 22 obligations development for major infrastructure projects to completion of the Cabinet in the order with the permission of the Minister of finance, services to three years necessary for economic activity, and the European Union and other foreign financial assistance for the implementation of the co-financed projects, as well as public and private partnership law accepted public-private partnership projects.
(9) in order to prevent the European Union co-financed projects, to allow the Finance Minister to grant a loan or guarantee the municipality where a municipal obligations (loans, bonds, other long-term liabilities) exceeds 20 percent of the municipal budget for the financial year and the revenue without mērķdotācij contributions financial cohesion fund, on the condition that the municipality will be able to meet their obligations and to make payments for which the repayment period.
(10) provide that municipalities are entitled to borrowing in the budget plan as a source of financing of expenditure only after the authorities supported the loan request.
(11) the Minister of Finance has the right to change the first, second, third, fourth and fifth part loan increase, up to a total increase of municipal borrowing.
21. article. Fix to the Ministry of education and Science funding for undergraduate and graduate credit for deletion 1 396 174 lats.
22. article. In the preparation of this law used the gross domestic product forecast 14 440 000 000 lats.
23. article. To approve the State budget long-term commitment for the maximum allowable amount in accordance with Annex 11.
24. article. (1) provide that in accordance with the law "on State social insurance" the social insurance special budget revenue, the proportion of annual social security funding in the amount of services is as follows: State pension special budget – 78.20 percent; disability, maternity and sickness special budget: 17.95 percent; the employment special budget: 2.50 percent; work-special budget: 1.35 percent.
(2) the cabinet shall have the right to change the first paragraph of this article under the social insurance special budget, the share of revenues if: 1) shall enter into force laws that have a financial impact on the State social insurance special budget expenditure;
2) changes during the year and the number of beneficiaries of pensions and allowances and pensions average about and in addition to the necessary expenditure not covered by each of the special budgets for the planned appropriations — not exceeding the amount of the social insurance special budget in the statutory appropriation.
25. article. Determine that the State President's Office program 04.00.00 "the President's action" within the President's remuneration expenses for a month not exceeding 3000 dollars and representation expenses not exceeding 600 Lats per month.
26. article. "National defence, security and NATO integration" uses is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers.
27. article. Determine that the resort "Mērķdotācij 62 municipalities" program "Mērķdotācij 01.00.00 education measures", the "municipalities — Mērķdotācij 05.00.00 municipal educational institutions teacher pay and State social insurance contributions" and programs of the municipality — Mērķdotācij 10.00.00 "local education of children from the age of five years educating educators employed in wage and State social insurance contributions," the artist is the Ministry of education and science, and that it ensure that programme financing plan submitted to the Treasury.
28. article. 64. the Department determine that the "grant municipalities" program "grant 01.00.00 financial cohesion fund" performer is the Ministry of finance and that it supports these programs financing plan submitted to the Treasury.
29. article. Determine that the "annual 74 Department of State budget execution process transferable funds" program "appropriation reserve 01.00.00" programs "means 02.00.00 contingencies" and "80.00.00" the whole programme funding instruments of the European Union and other foreign financial assistance and projects co-financed measures "performer is the Ministry of finance, and that it ensure that programme financing plan submitted to the Treasury.
30. article. Provide that the Ministry of Finance of the 42.00.00 program "State budget loans and their repayment" performer's Treasury and that it supports these programs record the State budget within the financial balance.
31. article. Performers of the budget legislation duly drawn up and approved by the authorities of the State budget, the State budget programme and sub-programme, as well as estimates of the measure. The budget funds allocated for performers within the State budget provides an effective and rational use of those planned, to ensure the will of the public functions.
32. article. Ministries and other central public authorities provide revenue for the transfer of the activities of the general revenue account to the extent planned in accordance with Annex 2.
33. article. The Minister of finance, where the institutions of the European Union on Latvia's contributions to the budget of the European Union exceeds the approved amount in that law, allowed to the amendment of the law to make the necessary payments.
34. article. If in 2012, the actual income of the European Union's policy instruments and other foreign financial aid in excess of the amount planned in this Act, the relevant amount is increased appropriation 74. Annual departments ' national budget execution process transferable funds "in 80.00.00" unallocated funding instrument of the policy of the European Union and other foreign financial assistance and projects co-financed measures ". About that additional revenue diversion policy instruments of the European Union and other foreign financial assistance measures co-financed projects and to finance additional expenditure, Finance Minister immediately informed the Cabinet and the Parliament. Expenditure for that purpose, if allowed to take parliamentary budgetary and financial (tax) the Commission shall, within five days of receipt of the information in question has not objected to the increase in appropriations.
35. article. If, after the entry into force of this law, the laws are carried out in the cases provided for the redistribution of funds between ministries, other central public authorities, programmes, sub-programmes and spending codes according to economic categories, or you increase the appropriation, the Ministry of finance each month until the tenth month, according the changes clarify the national budget summary data and electronically submit to the Treasury.
36. article. Determine that individual income tax revenue allocation between the State budget and municipal budgets are the following: the municipal budget, 80 percent and the national budget, 20 percent; individual income tax payer's monthly non-taxable minimum 45 dollars, and personal income tax relief for a dependent person, 70 dollars a month.
37. article. Determine that the projected personal income tax revenue to municipal budgets is 649 726 400 lats.
38. article. (1) determine that the Treasury expected individual income tax revenue budget in favour of the distribution account in the personal income tax revenue is $403 971 434.
(2) the first paragraph of this article of the personal income tax estimated revenue percentage quarterly breakdown is set out in the following: (I) the quarter-quarter II, 20 percent-24 percent, III quarter — 27 percent, quarter IV: 29 percent.

(3) the Ministry of finance assessed the first paragraph of this article the actual personal income tax revenue performance for the previous month, compared with the forecast according to the second subparagraph, a percentage that (one-third of quarterly projections). Case of personal income tax revenue by more than 2 percent (a year), then, on the basis of the order of the Minister of finance, to compensate for the country in General in favour of the individual income tax. If compensation is paid to local authorities, but the forecast period is packed, the Finance Ministry has the right to withhold from the overflow of compensation paid and to transfer it to the State budget.
(4) provide that the 2012 municipal contribution financial cohesion fund pursuant to the Cabinet of Ministers regulations on financial cohesion fund revenue and distribution arrangements in 2012, the percentage of personal income tax revenue in the actual execution. Grant from the financial cohesion fund receives pursuant to those provisions stipulated percentage of the municipal equalization funds in the deposit amount.
39. article. To compensate for the 2010 patentmaks divided during: 1) individual income tax part 21 448 lats, according to reduce 2012 individual income tax, which is part of the public in General, transferable and accordingly increase the Treasury should include the distribution account. The Treasury the funds transferred to municipalities by applying the 2012 allocation of individual income tax rates;
2) State social insurance contributions part 43 547 lats, the corresponding reduction in 2012 individual income tax, which is part of the public in General, transferable and accordingly increase the State social security payments included in the account. The Treasury the funds transferred to the State social insurance special budget according to the law "on State budget for 2012" defined the social insurance special budget revenues for 2012 the proportion of social security funding in the amount of services.
40. article. The fee is deducted from the State pension, allowance or remuneration for their delivery to the recipient's residence is 1.22 lats. The fee for the State pension, allowance or remuneration at the residence of the beneficiary of the supply to the State social insurance agency paid the State joint stock company "Latvijas Pasts" of its budget, from which the State pension is paid, benefits or rewards.
Article 41. To ensure Latvian National Library project implementation and enforcement on the basis of the Latvian National Library project implementation of article 5 of the law on the first part, allow for the transfer of Cultural Ministers of the Latvian National Library project 2012 funding balance Ministry of culture sub-programme 22.04.00 "Latvian National Library project" to the Ministry of culture for the implementation of the open project accumulating account of Treasury.
Article 42. The funds, which are included in the State budget in accordance with the law "on State and municipal property privatisation of objects", the budget should include the account in the Bank of Latvia and routed the State budget to cover the financial deficit.
43. article. Provide that the general government deficit target forecast according to the European system of accounts 95. methodology for 2012 does not exceed 2.5 per cent of the gross domestic product.
44. article. With the aim to fulfil the Maastricht convergence criteria, which ensure the introduction of the euro in 2014, 2013, and 2014. when preparing the annual State budget Act (budget package), the Cabinet of Ministers shall further provide for the general government deficit to the General Government budget deficit according to the European system of accounts methodology in 2013 do not exceed 1.9 percent of gross domestic product, and 2014 is not more than 1.1 percent of gross domestic product.
Article 45. Determine the order in which the protection of the environment and Ministry of regional development programs 30.00.00 ' municipal development national support "within the appropriation provided for 316 975 lats to be granted municipal public libraries of free internet and computer use, determined by the Cabinet of Ministers.
Article 46. The Minister of Finance has the right to reallocate the relevant ministries or other central State administration 74. Annual departments ' national budget execution process transferable funds "in 80.00.00" unallocated funding instrument of the policy of the European Union and other foreign financial assistance and projects co-financed measures ' funds policy instruments of the European Union and other foreign financial assistance and projects co-financed measures.
47. article. The Minister of finance have the right policy instruments of the European Union and other foreign financial assistance and projects co-financed measures of the Ministry or other central national authority a statutory framework to reallocate appropriations appropriations between programs, and budget of expenditure sub code for economic categories.
48. article. The Minister of Finance has the right to a Ministry or other central national authority a statutory framework to reallocate appropriations appropriations between programs, and budget of expenditure sub code for economic categories, subject to the following conditions: 1 the total amount of the reallocation) among the General applications (sub) should not lead to individual programs (sub) increase, which would be greater than 5 per cent of the programme (sub) approved annual appropriations;
2) is allowed only on the transfer of appropriations from the capital expenditure on current expenditure which does not affect the ministries or other Central Government authority in the next periods at certain maximum amounts of expenditure;
3) transfers from the State budget to the municipalities, partly funded secondary public persons and not financed from the budgetary authorities are only provided with the transfer;
4) appropriations redistribution is not permitted to increase the remuneration, if it affects the ministries or other central national authority next periods specified reimbursement for expenses the maximum amount and the total spending;
5) appropriations are not permitted redistribution of social benefits and pensions (retirement pension) on other expenses;
6) is not permitted in the redistribution of appropriations expenditure policy instruments of the European Union and other foreign financial aid projects and the implementation of measures on other expenses;
7) are not accepted such changes in appropriations that increase the Ministry's long-term commitment to the maximum extent;
8) is not permitted transfer of appropriations between this law and approved the general budget;
9) appropriations redistribution is not permitted to increase the appropriations for the State social insurance special budget of the Agency;
10) not allowed new programs (subprograms).
49. article. This law, the provisions of article 48 does not apply to: 1) 46 and 47 of this law as provided for in article reallocation of appropriations;
2) redistribution of appropriations between programs, and budget of expenditure sub code for economic categories in the Ministry or other central national authority statutory appropriation, in the framework of the general budget if the redistribution on expenditure social benefits and pensions (including retirement pensions);
3) appropriations redistribution between programs, and budget of expenditure sub code for economic categories in the Ministry or other central national authority statutory appropriation, if it is accepted the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers and the Cabinet of Ministers has delegated to the Minister of finance the right to reallocate appropriations, without this law, the provisions of article 48. Such a reallocation of appropriations authorized, if the parliamentary budget and financial (tax) the Commission shall, within five days of receipt of the information in question is not raised an objection to the reallocation of appropriations;
4) redistribution function or structural reforms, if it is accepted the Cabinet decision and the Parliament law is accepted in accordance with the procedure laid down for such redistribution.
50. article. (1) the Minister of Finance has the right to redistribute this statutory appropriations 74. resort "in the annual State budget execution process transferable funds" appropriations "in reserve" 01.00.00 to ministries and other central public authorities to carry out final settlement payments for 2011 received services and implementation of investment projects, subject to the following conditions: 1) launched in 2011, but did not complete the purchase procedure, if 2012 appropriations measure concerned is not granted or the planned amount is insufficient;
2) 2011 State budget planned and ongoing investment project (except expenses reimbursement) for completion if in 2012, the appropriation is not allocated for these purposes, or the planned amount is insufficient;

3) payments needed 2011 State budget planned and ongoing activities and orders, if the final settlement payments (excluding utilities) could not provide suppliers of goods or services in the work of unsatisfactory quality or delayed delivery and in 2012, the appropriation is not allocated for these purposes, or the planned amount is insufficient;
4) preparation of investment projects for the acquisition of land (the expropriation), if you have filed an objective justification for the necessity of the acquisition.
(2) the Minister of Finance has the right to the ministries and other central public authorities until 1 June 2012 to break the 74 not. "the State Department's annual budget process transferable funds in appropriation reserve 01.00.00" ' set the repartition of appropriations to 02.00.00 "contingencies".
51. article. State joint stock company "latvenergo" including the State general revenue payments for the State capital (revenue from dividends) 90 percent of the public shares of the company held by the remaining net profit, but not more than 39 900 000 lats.
52. article. State joint stock company "Latvian State forests" includes the State general revenue payments for the State capital (revenue from dividends) 90 percent of the public shares of the company held by the remaining net profit and, in addition, the payment for the use of State capital, including from previous years retained earnings 8 386 898 lats, but generally no more than 51 600 000 lats.
53. article. Provide that the national joint stock company "national real estate" in 2012, the State budget does not include public property forfeiture revenues 340 013 in lats, but redirecting them to the construction project, "the national police administration of the region of Courland Ventspils district administrative building construction in Ventspils, industrial Street 2" and "corruption prevention and combating Bureau's new administrative building construction in Riga, Ķīpsal Street (without number)" within the national joint stock company "national real estate" actually made the investment.
54. article. The Minister of Finance has the right to delete the local Treasury borrowing outstanding parts to ensure the administrative area and settlements Act of the transitional provisions laid down in paragraph 15.1 grants funds contained in annex 12.
55. article. (1) the Ministry of finance, through financial equalization calculations for 2007-2013, the law "on financial cohesion" article 9 of the sixth part of demographic criteria specified in percentage.
(2) the Cabinet of Ministers, in preparing a draft law on State budget for 2007-2013, provides for: 1) it grants to municipalities for children bērnunamo and occupants, old people's homes and centres which they inserted up to January 1, 1998. The amount of the grant determined to be planned, taking into account the average expenditure per child in State children's homes in and occupants;
2) grant them the municipalities, which have a lower revenue rate per capita after financial cohesion.
(3) Cabinet of Ministers until 2012 December 31, shall be submitted to the Parliament a draft law on financial cohesion.
Article 56. If the 2012 six and nine months of shadow economy in the implementation of the measures to combat the activities of involved substantially improves the situation in fighting the shadow economy and the promotion of fair competition and significant improvements are expected until the end of the year, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted a decision on measures to combat the informal economy involved in the implementation of the institution of an official (employee) incentives and an increase in the appropriations assigned to the amount of funding that does not exceed 5 per cent of the national budget in the planned tax revenue in the overflow. The Minister of Finance has the right to increase the appropriation for expenditure, including shifting the consideration given in the budget: the Ministry of Finance (Department of revenue), up to 80 percent; The Ministry of the Interior (national police, the National Guard) not more than 16 percent; The Ministry of welfare (the State labour inspectorates) no more than 2 percent and the Ministry of Agriculture (food and veterinary service, national forest service, national plant protection Office) not more than 2 per cent of the appropriations increase, if the parliamentary budget and financial (tax) the Commission shall, within five days of receipt of the relevant information has been reviewed by them and not objected to the increase in appropriations.
57. article. Determine that the budget of the Ministry of Economy in 29.00.00 "energy policy" within the framework of the appropriations for payments carried out up to the State general revenue the State levy on oil security reserve.
58. article. The Minister of Finance has the right to delete baldone municipality the municipal Treasury borrowing taken baldone reconstruction outstanding high school part of the 200 000 lats.
Article 59. Provide that the Department of defense budget programs 30.00.00 "national defense policy enforcement" within the funding provided for 30 000 lats Latvian transatlantic organization to the maintenance and operation of the Riga Conference.
The law shall enter into force on January 1, 2012.
The law adopted by the Parliament in 2011 on 15 December.
The President a. Smith in Riga in 2011 December 29, annex 1: WORD of the law "on State budget for 2012" annex 1 Annex 2 WORD law "on the State budget for 2012" annex 2 annex 3 WORD law "on the State budget for 2012" annex 3 Annex 4 WORD law "on the State budget for 2012" annex 4 Annex 5 WORD law "on the State budget for 2012" annex 5 Annex 6 WORD law "on the State budget" 2012 6. Annex annex 7 WORD law "on the State budget for 2012" Annex 7 Annex 8 WORD law "on the State budget for 2012 ' Appendix 8 Appendix 9 WORD law" on the State budget for 2012 "Annex 9 Annex 10 WORD rule" on the State budget for 2012 "10. Annex 11 appendix in EXCEL format law" on the State budget for 2012 "11. Annex 12. attachment in WORD format law" on the State budget for 2012 "annex 12.