892 614 €
The amount the Latvian state charged me for not paying taxes with money the Latvian state had seized.
In 2021 I declared my income in full and paid €870 576 in social tax before anyone asked. The remaining €2 231 591 in income tax was due on 25 July 2022. -->
On 9 February 2022 — five months before the deadline — the police seized every euro in my accounts. These were all the funds available to me. I asked them to release enough to pay my taxes. They refused. -->
The deadline passed. The State Revenue Service began charging penalties — over a thousand euros a day — and declared me a tax debtor. On money I could not touch. -->
In March 2024, the Ombudsman found this to be a human rights violation. The State Revenue Service ignored him. -->
On 16 October 2025, after 1 344 days, the seizure was lifted. The state immediately collected €892 614 in penalties and €121 956 in bailiff fees from my released funds. -->
I asked the State Revenue Service to write off the penalties. They said: we need a decision from the Prosecutor General. I asked the Prosecutor General. He said: the law does not cover your situation. -->
Nobody is responsible. 892 614 € is gone!
If this is how Latvia treats a citizen who declared everything, paid everything, and hid nothing — what message does it send to everyone else?
The documents below show each step of the chain: seizure, enforcement, Ombudsman finding, VID refusal, and Prosecutor General refusal.:
State Revenue Service: decision on forced collection — 9 Sep 2022
State Revenue Service: response to complaint — 10 Oct 2022
Ombudsman: opinion on human rights violation — 5 Mar 2024
State Revenue Service: response to Ombudsman — 5 Apr 2024
State Revenue Service: refusal to write off penalties — 7 Nov 2025