mokesiai
Mokesciai, or mokestis in singular, are compulsory payments imposed by the government to fund public services and functions. They are collected by national and local authorities and are not payments for a specific service received, but general revenue used to support education, health care, infrastructure, pensions and other public goods.
The Lithuanian system includes several broad categories of mokesciai. Taxes such as personal income tax (gyventojo
Administration and collection are primarily handled by the State Tax Inspectorate (Valstybinė mokesčių inspekcija, VMI). Local
Mokesciai play a central role in public finance by financing government operations, public services and social