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Economic causes of smuggling. Challenges for the new European Union
Conference
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July 1, 2004 |
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10:00 a.m. |
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Hotel "Crowne Plaza Vilnius," M.K.Čiurlionio Str. 84, Vilnius
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Lithuanian/English
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Lithuanian Free Market Institute
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Conference goal was to analyse the problem of contraband of excisable goods and discuss measures to reduce it. During the event the Lithuanian Free Market Institute presented the findings of the research conducted during the implementation of the project on contraband reduction and policy solutions formulated based on the research.
The audience comprised approximately 100 participants, including members of parliament, high-ranking government officials, ministry executives, leading business people and representatives of major business associations, international institutions, academia and mass media.
AGENDA
10:00 Moderator Ugnius Trumpa, President, Lithuanian Free Market Institute
10:05 Welcome Address
Algirdas Butkevičius, Minister of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania
Panel I Situation analysis: causes and solutions
10:30 Smuggling and its control in Lithuania overview and assessment
Juozas Rimkevičius, Deputy General Director, The Customs Department under the Ministry of Finance
10:50 Smuggling in a laymans view
Aneta Piasecka, Senior Policy Analyst, Lithuanian Free Market Institute
11:10 The political and economic situation in Belarus: implications for smuggling in Lithuania (6 pgs./110 KB)
Jaroslav Romanchuk, President, Scientific Research Mises Center (Belarus)
11:30 Coffee break
12:00 Smuggling in the experts view
Giedrius Kadziauskas, Policy Analyst, Lithuanian Free Market Institute
12:20 Comments:
Ingrida Šimonytė, Undersecretary of the Ministry, Ministry of finance
Jolita Malinauskaitė, Associate, Law institute
Šarūnas Kliokys, General director, Mažeikių Nafta Trading House
13:05 Lunch
Panel II Developments in the EU and other foreign experience
14:10 EU tax policy, motives, development and trends of heavily taxed goods (18 slides/167 KB)
Kay Masorsky, Senior Manager, Ernst & Young AG (Germany)
14:30 Relationship between taxation and smuggling: tobacco case
James Wilcox, Programme Manager, International Tax and Investment Centre (United Kingdom)
14:50 Illegal movement of goods in the U.S. causes and methods of solution
Michael Shevock, Assistant Customs Attache, U.S. Consulate General Frankfurt (USA)
15:10 Comments:
Jonas Miškinis, Deputy General Director, The Customs Department under the Ministry of Finance
Rimgaudas Pilka, State Border Guard Service
Edmundas Daukantas, Managing Director,UAB Schenker, Vicepresident, Lithuanian National Freight Forwarding Association "LINEKA"
Dr. Remigijus Šimašius, Vicepresident, Lithuanian Free Market Institute
16:10 Final word
16:20 Reception
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