Date of the judgment: 27.11.1998.
Official publication: 01.12.1998.
On Compliance of the Norm Established in Section 4 (2) of the Law ”On Maternity and Sickness Benefits” by the Law adopted by the Saeima on 19 June 1998 "Amendments to the Law ”On Maternity and Sickness Benefits”” with Article 66 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia
Constitutional Court decided to declare the second part of Article 4 of the Law ”On Maternity and Sickness Benefits” that has been expressed in a new wording in Article 8 of the Saeima June 19, 1998 Law ”Amendments to the Law ”On Maternity and Sickness Benefits”” as not being in compliance with Article 66 of the Satversme and null and void from the moment of the law ”On the State Budget for 1999” taking effect, if the State Budget for 1999 does not envisage resources for covering the payment of maternity benefits to the persons indicated in the second part of Article 4 of the Law ”On Maternity and Sickness Insurance”.