Case No 2022-31-03

Applicant: 13. Saeimas deputāti: Jānis Vucāns; Edgars Kucins; Evija Papule; Gundars Daudze; Armands Krauze; Uldis Augulis; Māris Možvillo; Raimonds Bergmanis; Janīna Jalinska; Ļubova Švecova; Māris Kučinskis; Jānis Dūklavs; Karina Sprūde; Jūlija Stepaņenko; Edgars Tavars; Viktors Valainis; Ralfs Nemiro; Inga Šuplinska; Inguna Rībena; Romāns Naudiņš; Ēriks Pucens; Ivans Ribakovs; Jānis Urbanovičs; Jānis Krišāns; Vitālijs Orlovs; Zenta Tretjaka; Ivans Klementjevs; Andrejs Klementjevs; Didzis Šmits; Inga Goldberga; Sergejs Dolgopolovs; Nikolajs Kabanovs; Boriss Cilevičs; Vladimirs Nikonovs; Igors Pimenovs; Jānis Tutins; Valērijs Agešins; Artūrs Rubiks
Date of the judgment: 29.06.2023.
Official publication: 03.07.2023.

On Compliance of Para 3 of Table 4 of Annex 1 and Para 7 of Annex 3 of the Cabinet Regulation of 5 July 2016 No. 445 “Regulations Regarding Remuneration of Teachers” with the First Sentence of Article 91 and Article 107 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia

The Constitutional Court held:
to recognise Para 3 of Table 4 in Annex 1, in the wording that is in force since 1 January 2023, and Para 8 of Annex 3 of the Cabinet Regulation of 5 July 2016 No. 445 “Regulations Regarding Remuneration of Teachers” as being incompatible with the First Sentence of Article 91 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia and void as of 1 January 2024.

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