# Latvian parliamentary budget oversight developments > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/latvian-parliamentary-budget-oversight-developments > Updated: 2026-09-23T07:17:19.000Z. Sources: 3. Developments: 2. Efforts to increase financial oversight of the Latvian Saeima have progressed through legislative proposals and committee actions. Initially, the opposition party ‘Progresīvie’ submitted a proposal to amend the Law on the State Audit Office, arguing that Latvia is among the few European nations where legislative spending lacks public oversight. The party sought to allow the State Audit Office to conduct financial, efficiency, and compliance audits of the Saeima’s budget. Following this, the Saeima’s State Administration and Local Government Committee moved to advance a bill granting the State Audit Office the right to conduct financial audits of the Saeima’s annual reports. This measure aims to ensure the parliament is audited under the same principles as other state institutions, though it would limit audits to financial accuracy to maintain constitutional independence. Concurrently, the State Audit Office has proposed broader fiscal measures to increase the state budget by at least 190 million euros through enhanced revenue collection and expenditure efficiency, including recommendations regarding state forest dividends, Covid-19 program repayments, and the evaluation of tax reliefs. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-23: Latvia's State Audit Office proposes budget increases and Saeima oversight Latvia's State Audit Office proposes increasing the state budget by 190 million euros and seeks new powers to audit the Saeima's annual financial reports to improve transparency. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/latvias-state-audit-office-proposes-budget-increases-and-saeima-oversight ### 2026-08-31: Progresīvie proposes Saeima budget audits and femicide legal reforms The Latvian opposition party ‘Progresīvie’ has proposed new laws to allow state audits of the Saeima budget and to classify femicide as murder under especially aggravated circumstances. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/progresvie-proposes-saeima-budget-audits-and-femicide-legal-reforms --- Cite as: Latvian parliamentary budget oversight developments. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/latvian-parliamentary-budget-oversight-developments