On 5 December 1997, LFMI, in co-operation with the Friedrich Nauman Foundation, staged a major conference, PROLIBERAL REFORMS: LIFTING THE TAX BURDEN, to present its tax and budget reoform proposal. The event drew close to 70 participants, including members of parliament, government executives and advisors on economic issues, leading enterpreneurs, and a cross-section of media representatives. Papers to the conference were delivered by LFMI's policy analysts and a guest speaker Alan Reynold, Director of Economic Research from Hudson Institute. LFMI's President Elena Leontjeva spoke about the principles of the proposed tax system. Rūta Vainienė, Senior Policy Analyst, expanded on the measures necessary in creating a pro-liberal tax system. Remigijus Šimašius, Legal Expert, proposed a new approach to compiling the state budget. Guoda Steponavičienė, Policy Analyst, focused on the recommendations for a unified information system as a key to efficient tax administration. Alan Reynolds analysed the Lithuanian tax code in the context of tax reforms around the world. The LFMI's reform package provoked heated debates at the conference and received an extensive coverage in mass media and response from the business community, a prospect likely to facilitate LFMI's policy advocacy efforts.
„Let's be the first not to be the last"
AGENDA
10:30 Registration
11:00 Welcome address
11:15 Pro-Liberal Reforms for Lifting the Tax Burden
Elena Leontjeva, President, LFMI
Lithuania and Tax Reform Worldwide
Alan Reynolds, Director of Economic Research, Hudson Institute
12:15 Discussants:
Violeta Latvienė, Vice-Minister, Ministry of Finance
Aleksandras Abišala, Abišala and Partners Consulting Firm
12:30 Questions and comments
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Creating a Proliberal Tax System
Rūta VAINIENĖ, Senior Policy Analyst, LFMI
New-Quality Budget: Easing the Tax Burden
Remigijus Šimašius, Legal Expert, LFMI
15:00 Discussants:
Kęstutis Glaveckas, Member of Parliament
Rimantas Vaicenavičius, Fiscal Policy Department, Ministry of Finance
15:30 Questions and comments
16:00 Coffee break
16:20 A Uniform Information System: Reducing the Tax Administration Burden
Guoda Steponavičienė, Policy Analyst, LFMI
16:50 Discussants:
Nijolė Pitrėnienė, Head, State Tax Inspectorate
Juozas Kabašinskas, Owner, Kabašinskas and Partners
17:10 Questions and comments
18:00 Closing remarks
Elena Leontjeva, President, LFMI
18:30 Cocktail
Registration 
