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Due to the holidays, the next meeting of the coalition council will take place next Tuesday, just before the Cabinet meeting. As expected, politicians will discuss the provision of a short-term loan to airBaltic. According to rumors, the Prime Minister will personally urge the leaders of the Union of Greens and Farmers to abandon their initial position and not to obstruct the provision of a loan of 30 million euros to the airline. As a compromise, the management of airBaltic will be forced to sign strict guarantees for the loan repayment. The partners will also continue discussions on the proposal by the Minister of Economics, Viktor Valainis, to introduce a 100% windfall tax in case fuel retailers attempt to increase fuel markups. It is likely that the ruling party will discuss the timeline for preparing amendments to the Law on Public Media in light of the Constitutional Court's decision, which will undoubtedly lead to a complete cessation of broadcasting in Russian on public media. It cannot be ruled out that the ruling party will also discuss the idea proposed by the Minister of Economics to supplement the memorandum with retail representatives in order to achieve a reduction in prices for basic food products.