Reforms have been delayed in Latvia for decades The State Audit Office of Latvia has prepared 35 recommendations for the new government. Among them are reforming state-owned enterprises, updating the salary system for officials and improving access to medicine and education. Some problems remain unsolved for years. The subject of the punishment of minors is particularly telling: reform, which involves moving from administrative punishments to crime prevention, has been discussed for about ten years. The accountants also suggest putting order in the management of the state's real estate and creating a network of outpatient care for children. 35 proposals are not 35 completed tasks, but a list of problems that the state has not yet solved. In Latvia, reforms may remain on paper for years, but promises to update the administration are regularly made. The main test for the new government is not to write another statement, but to finally implement what has been talked about for a decade.