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Project First Chance to help 10,000 trainees find jobs
Belgrade,
21 April 2009
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Regional Development Mladjan Dinkic announced that the Ministry will today begin implementing the project First Chance, whose goal is to help 10,000 young trainees find jobs in the legal sector in this time of crisis.
Dinkic told a press conference that the programme will help them complete their obligatory one year training period, adding that the state will finance their salaries.
He specified that the monthly net salary for trainees with a faculty degree will be RSD 20,000, for those with post-secondary school diplomas RSD 18,000 and for those with secondary school education RSD 16,000.
The Minister stressed that the state will also finance their contributions, while employers will only have to pay tax on trainees’ salaries.
He noted that after the training period expires, the employer will not be under any obligation to employ the trainee.
Dinkic noted that young people below 30 years of age, registered as unemployed with the National Employment Service and with a faculty degree or post-secondary or secondary school diploma and without work experience, will be able to participate in the programme, for which RSD 1.3 billion from the budget was set aside.
The Minister specified that the deadline for interested employers to apply for the programme begins today and will last three months.
He said that employers must fulfil several conditions; they must belong to the private sector, pay taxes and social insurance regularly and keep the number of employees at the same level as at the first quarter of 2008 as long as they continue to use these subsidies. The Minister specified that thanks to the government’s employment measures more than 30,000 people will find jobs.
He noted that 10,000 people are to be employed on public works and another 10,000 will use start-up loans to start their own business.
The Minister noted that RSD 3.5 billion will be earmarked for the implementation of the employment programme, which is RSD 500 million more than was planned before the revision of 2009 budget.
Dinkic confirmed that the Serbian Privatisation Agency has delayed the Austrian company A-TEK’s deadline to submit their offer for the mining and metallurgical complex RTB Bor until May 15.
He explained that the state is going to sell its minority share of RTB Bor and therefore enable A-TEK to become the new owners.
Dinkic added that the implementation of the decree on the obligatory pre- registration of cars with foreign number plates started today.
The Minister concluded that owners of cars with foreign number plates in Serbia will have to pay customs duties and VAT within three months.
He specified that the monthly net salary for trainees with a faculty degree will be RSD 20,000, for those with post-secondary school diplomas RSD 18,000 and for those with secondary school education RSD 16,000.
The Minister stressed that the state will also finance their contributions, while employers will only have to pay tax on trainees’ salaries.
He noted that after the training period expires, the employer will not be under any obligation to employ the trainee.
Dinkic noted that young people below 30 years of age, registered as unemployed with the National Employment Service and with a faculty degree or post-secondary or secondary school diploma and without work experience, will be able to participate in the programme, for which RSD 1.3 billion from the budget was set aside.
The Minister specified that the deadline for interested employers to apply for the programme begins today and will last three months.
He said that employers must fulfil several conditions; they must belong to the private sector, pay taxes and social insurance regularly and keep the number of employees at the same level as at the first quarter of 2008 as long as they continue to use these subsidies. The Minister specified that thanks to the government’s employment measures more than 30,000 people will find jobs.
He noted that 10,000 people are to be employed on public works and another 10,000 will use start-up loans to start their own business.
The Minister noted that RSD 3.5 billion will be earmarked for the implementation of the employment programme, which is RSD 500 million more than was planned before the revision of 2009 budget.
Dinkic confirmed that the Serbian Privatisation Agency has delayed the Austrian company A-TEK’s deadline to submit their offer for the mining and metallurgical complex RTB Bor until May 15.
He explained that the state is going to sell its minority share of RTB Bor and therefore enable A-TEK to become the new owners.
Dinkic added that the implementation of the decree on the obligatory pre- registration of cars with foreign number plates started today.
The Minister concluded that owners of cars with foreign number plates in Serbia will have to pay customs duties and VAT within three months.
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