Premier Resigns in Split Over Tax Cuts, Utilities
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From Times Wire Reports
Lithuanian Prime Minister Rolandas Paksas resigned after a key member of his year-old coalition government in this ex-Soviet republic withdrew its support.
The move was widely expected after the center-left New Union, which formed the core of the government with the premier’s center-right Liberal Union, on Monday called on Paksas to resign, saying it opposed his plans to cut taxes and quickly privatize Lithuania’s giant utilities.
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