Latgale region

Information updated on 27 November 2025.
Grant Program “Impulse”
Program description
The Daugavpils City Municipality offers the grant program “Impulse.”
To encourage the creation of new businesses and promote the development of existing ones within the municipality’s territory by supporting the development of new products and/or services, stimulating economic activity, reducing unemployment, and promoting the implementation of remigration support measures.
Who Can Apply
Individuals and remigrants, as well as entrepreneurs not older than two years, who commit to starting or conducting business activities in Daugavpils.
Type of Support
Type of support - grant.
Support
- Maximum grant intensity: 75% of eligible costs.
- Minimum grant amount: EUR 5,000, maximum: EUR 15,000.
- For grant recipients implementing remigration support measures: minimum EUR 8,000, maximum EUR 16,000.
Availability
The grant program is implemented once a year.
Real estate tax reliefs
Program description
The Daugavpils state city municipality offers real estate tax (RET) reliefs.
| Who can apply? | Type of support | Support |
| Legal entities | For increasing the number of employees by more than 5 people in the previous reporting year, provided that these employees have their declared place of residence registered within the administrative territory of the Daugavpils city municipality, and the company’s average wage level in the previous reporting year is not lower than EUR 394.11. The increase in the average number of employees is calculated by comparing the number of employees in the two preceding reporting years. | 25% of the real estate tax amount |
| Capital companies, agencies, and institutions | For real estate tax payers on land and buildings, if the number of employees with disabilities who worked in the company for the full reporting year is at least 50% of the total number of employees. | 50% of the real estate tax amount
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Legal entities
| For land on which, during the taxation period, a public-use street (or part of a street) in Daugavpils city was constructed using the entity’s own financial resources, provided that the investment amount is not less than 25% of the calculated tax amount, and a corresponding agreement has been concluded with the municipality beforehand. | 25% of the real estate tax amount |
| Legal or natural persons | For real estate (or part of it) owned by the taxpayer and used free of charge as a public beach and swimming area, provided it is not used for economic activity. | 25% of the real estate tax amount
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Manufacturing companies
| For real estate owned or legally possessed that is used for production, where the number of employees working in the company during the tax year exceeds 800 people, and the company’s export turnover in the tax year is not lower than EUR 7,114,359.05 (seven million one hundred fourteen thousand three hundred fifty-nine euros and 5 cents). | 25% of the calculated annual real estate tax amount |
Availability
Co-financing for connecting real estate to the centralized water supply or sewerage system
Program description
The Daugavpils state city municipality offers co-financing for connecting real estate to the centralized water supply or sewerage system.
Who can apply
Legal entities, for the connection of manufacturing buildings located within production development areas.
| Type of support | Support |
If a manufacturing building owned or legally possessed by a legal entity is located in a production development area where EU structural fund resources have been used for the development of public infrastructure, and its core activity is industrial manufacturing, provided that the legal entity confirms that at least 5 (five) new jobs were created within a year; | 70% of the cost reimbursement, but not more than EUR 10,000 for the connection of one manufacturing building |
If a manufacturing building owned or legally possessed by a legal entity is located in a production development area where EU structural fund resources have not been used for the development of public infrastructure, provided that the legal entity confirms that at least 5 (five) new jobs were created within a year. | 50% of the cost reimbursement, but not more than EUR 10,000 for the connection of one manufacturing building |
Availability
Program description
The Daugavpils City Municipality offers the grant program “Impulse.”
To encourage the creation of new businesses and promote the development of existing ones within the municipality’s territory by supporting the development of new products and/or services, stimulating economic activity, reducing unemployment, and promoting the implementation of remigration support measures.
Who Can Apply
Individuals and remigrants, as well as entrepreneurs not older than two years, who commit to starting or conducting business activities in Daugavpils.
Type of Support
Type of support - grant.
Support
- Maximum grant intensity: 75% of eligible costs.
- Minimum grant amount: EUR 5,000, maximum: EUR 15,000.
- For grant recipients implementing remigration support measures: minimum EUR 8,000, maximum EUR 16,000.
Availability
The grant program is implemented once a year.