Lithuania reveals plan to increase reduced VAT Rate from 9% to 12%

31 March 2025

In March 2025, Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas announced that the government plans to increase the reduced VAT rate in the country from 9% to 12%.

This will affect supplies such as centralised heating, firewood, public transport, books and non-periodical publications. 

The announcement confirmed that the standard 21% VAT rate and the super-reduced 5% rate for essential goods will remain unchanged.

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