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Salaspils Municipality to Implement 50% Co-financing for Student Meals

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The Salaspils Municipality Council has made a decision to provide 50% municipal co-financing for student meals in grades 5-12, effective November 1, 2025. This change aims to address the issue of municipal overpayment for catering services and food waste. The decision was made after analyzing data on student attendance and the number of portions paid for each day to the catering company. It was found that the municipality provisionally overpays approximately 65,000 euros during the school year for portions not refused by parents. Additionally, portions not refused by parents in E-class create a large amount of food waste, which is also paid for from the municipal budget.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Salaspils Municipality Council has decided to provide 50% municipal co-financing for student meals in grades 5-12, effective November 1, 2025.
  • The decision aims to address the issue of municipal overpayment for catering services and food waste.
  • The municipality will still pay 100% for lunches for all students from grades 1 to 4, as well as for students from poor and low-income households, large families, students with disabilities, and students under the care and supervision of a guardian or adopter.
  • The cost of one student's meal has increased by 3.4 times from 2020 to 2024, from 270 thousand to 920 thousand euros per year.
  • None of Salaspils municipality's neighboring municipalities cover 100% of the catering services for students from grades 5 to 12.
  • The neighboring municipalities with 50% co-financing for students from grades 5 to 12 are Olaine, Ropazi, and Riga.
  • Municipalities without 50% co-financing for students from grades 5 to 12 are Mārupe, Ogre, and Kekava.

Statistics:

  • The municipality provisionally overpays approximately 65,000 euros during the school year for portions not refused by parents.
  • The cost of one student's meal has increased by 3.4 times from 2020 to 2024, from 270 thousand to 920 thousand euros per year.
  • None of Salaspils municipality's neighboring municipalities cover 100% of the catering services for students from grades 5 to 12.

Sources:

  • The Latvian news release from the Salaspils Municipality Council dated September 11, 2025.

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