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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

In the service of citizens

Continued reforms in health, education, social system

Belgrade, 11 February 2020

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic today expressed her expectation that this year will be even more successful compared to the previous one when it comes to the current reforms, pointing out that the government is already implementing seven of the 10 recommendations that are given in the latest, 12th Gray Book of NALED.

Brnabic emphasised at the presentation of NALED's "Gray Book 12" that the focus and priority is on reforms in three areas – in the health, education and social protection systems.

She explained that there is a concrete action plan in eHealth and that it is expected that the reforms will lead to a significant improvement of our health system.

Regarding the reform of the education system, the Prime Minister announced the introduction of digitalisation in the education information system to better communicate with the economy.

She also announced a reform of the social protection system, with the aim of making more for the same money for citizens.

Brnabic indicated that three strategic documents would be adopted which, she explained, trace the direction of further transformation.

It is a strategy for industrial development of Serbia, which is expected to be adopted by the end of February, followed by a strategy of smart specialisation, and she also singled out the strategy of artificial intelligence development as important.

The Prime Minister stressed that NALED's recommendations are important and that it is important for every government to be open to this kind of cooperation.

We are proud of everything we have done, and it is essential that we not lose a single day in making Serbia a better society for life and work, the Prime Minister said and recalled that this year, just like the last, the most important reform is the digitalisation of public administration and the introduction of e-government, as the best way to simplify procedures, efficiency and transparency.

I am particularly proud of the fact that we are succeeding in changing the consciousness of public administration, which is actually the most difficult, as well as the principle of "status quo" that is so present not only here but around the world too, the Prime Minister underlined.

Brnabic recalled that the reform of the lump-sum taxation system has been completed, as well as the reform of the system for seasonal employment in agriculture, the reform of the cadastre and the abolition of tax returns.

Speaking about the results of the reforms, she pointed out that the procedures before the Office of the Cadastre have been simplified for around 500,000 citizens who take part in some of the procedures before the cadastre every year, as well as the conditions for doing business for around 100,000 sole proprietors in Serbia.

The reforms also created security for about 30,000 seasonal workers and more than 300 employers who hire them, as well as smaller administrations for about 400,000 businesses that do not have to use the seal and about 100,000 businesses that need tax certificates, Brnabic said.