In 2010, heralding Latvia’s recovering from the global and local financial crisis and economic downturn, the first improvements in the economy and national economy were observed. The relative assessment of Latvia as compared with other European countries affected by the crisis improved. The strategic progress and the priorities defined by the Treasury for 2010 are closely linked to the measures for overcoming the national financial crisis and stabilisation: further optimising of the central government budget execution, the central government debt servicing costs, as well as ensuring financial sustainability of the state and returning of investor’s confidence.[...]