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Public companies to implement government recommendation on fees by year’s end
Belgrade,
6 November 2008
Minister of Public Administration and Local Self-Government Milan Markovic stated that the government today adopted the recommendation according to which fees of executive board members in state companies are to be reduced to match the average salary in Serbia.
Milan Markovic at today's press conference
At a press conference following the session Markovic said that the government recommended that fees of presidents and deputy presidents of these boards can exceed the average net salary by 50% and 25% respectively.
He said that the average net salary in Serbia is RSD 32,000, therefore board presidents can have up to RSD 16,000 more and deputy presidents RSD 18,000, due to their different degrees of responsibility.
Markovic explained that the recommendation refers to state companies and agencies, adding that the government’s recommendation is to be implemented before the year’s end.
He recalled that Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic said that savings measures must be introduced at all levels, including public companies and agencies subsidised by the state.
According to him, since Serbia is likely to experience the effects of the global financial crisis, it is inappropriate that members and presidents of executive boards receive monthly fees ranging from RSD 20,000 to several hundred thousand dinars.
He also said that the government instructed four ministries to submit bills within 30 days which will enable the introduction of the single-counter system for registering business entities in Serbia.
The Minister said that simpler registration procedures will help increase competitveness and attract foreign and domestic investors.
Markovic explained it is necessary to make access to state bodies easier and help businesspeople invest in Serbia through a simpler procedure.
He said these measures will make Serbia fully capable of competing with neighbouring countries, adding that the aforementioned bills will be forwarded to the government by the Ministry of Economy and Regional Development, the Finance Ministry, the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy and the Ministry of Health.
He noted that the government today also decided to dissolve the Kovin municipal assembly and form provisional authorities there since the municipal assembly failed to adopt a new statute within the required period of time.
Generally speaking, the local self-government system is functioning much better than was expected at the time when laws were drafted with the aim of stabilising the system and the situation in Kovin is an isolated case, said Markovic.
He added that the government today appointed Milovan Markovic as new general manager of Serbian railways, Zeleznice Srbije.
He said that the average net salary in Serbia is RSD 32,000, therefore board presidents can have up to RSD 16,000 more and deputy presidents RSD 18,000, due to their different degrees of responsibility.
Markovic explained that the recommendation refers to state companies and agencies, adding that the government’s recommendation is to be implemented before the year’s end.
He recalled that Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic said that savings measures must be introduced at all levels, including public companies and agencies subsidised by the state.
According to him, since Serbia is likely to experience the effects of the global financial crisis, it is inappropriate that members and presidents of executive boards receive monthly fees ranging from RSD 20,000 to several hundred thousand dinars.
He also said that the government instructed four ministries to submit bills within 30 days which will enable the introduction of the single-counter system for registering business entities in Serbia.
The Minister said that simpler registration procedures will help increase competitveness and attract foreign and domestic investors.
Markovic explained it is necessary to make access to state bodies easier and help businesspeople invest in Serbia through a simpler procedure.
He said these measures will make Serbia fully capable of competing with neighbouring countries, adding that the aforementioned bills will be forwarded to the government by the Ministry of Economy and Regional Development, the Finance Ministry, the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy and the Ministry of Health.
He noted that the government today also decided to dissolve the Kovin municipal assembly and form provisional authorities there since the municipal assembly failed to adopt a new statute within the required period of time.
Generally speaking, the local self-government system is functioning much better than was expected at the time when laws were drafted with the aim of stabilising the system and the situation in Kovin is an isolated case, said Markovic.
He added that the government today appointed Milovan Markovic as new general manager of Serbian railways, Zeleznice Srbije.
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