Lithuanian restaurants to protest against rising taxes


VILNIUS, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Restaurants, hotels, and cafes across Lithuania are preparing to protest in Vilnius next Thursday over rising taxes, with similar demonstrations planned in Estonia and Latvia simultaneously, according to the Baltic News Service (BNS) on Friday.

Evalda Siskauskiene, head of the Lithuanian Association of Hotels and Restaurants, which is organizing the protest in Lithuania, said that hospitality sector representatives would gather outside the government building in Vilnius.

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