Heating costs in Vilnius jump about 60 pct in January

VILNIUS, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Heating costs for residents in Vilnius, Lithuania's capital, rose by an average of about 60 percent in January compared with the same month last year, driven by severe cold weather and the removal of a reduced value-added tax (VAT) rate, the Baltic News Service (BNS) reported on Tuesday. Read full story