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An initiative to evaluate, present arguments, and briefly and clearly present the new legislation under consideration. The team of experts of the LLRI analyses and evaluates relevant draft laws on a daily basis. They argue whether the adoption of these laws would be beneficial to society, workers, businesses or vice versa – would it limit and only burden the population? We send proposals to the authorities. Our areas of monitoring are: monetary and tax policy, Sodra and pension reform, protection of private property, competition policy, regulation of labour relations, paternalistic policy, health care and education. With this initiative, we seek to encourage everyone to take an interest in laws even before they are adopted by the members of the Seimas. Žilvinas Šilėnas, former president of the Lithuanian Free Market Institute: “It is easier to prevent unfavourable legislative decisions than to change the laws that have already been adopted. When we criticize, we make concrete proposals on how to solve problems and what changes need to be implemented. Prevention is better than cure.” This page publishes legal assessments – expertise.