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RepublIC OF MONTeNeGRO THe MINIsTRY OF FINANCe Republic of MontenegRo MinistRy of finance bulletin iX July - septeMbeR 2007 www.ministarstvo-finansija.vlada.cg.yu TAX ADMINISTRATION: www.poreskauprava.vlada.cg.yu CUSTOM OFFICE: www.upravacarina.vlada.cg.yu ANTI-CORRUPTION DIRECTORATE: www.antikorup.vlada.cg.yu DIRECTORATE FOR ANTI-MONEY LONDERY:: www.gom.cg.yu/aspn DIRECTORATE FOR REAL ESTATES: www.nekretnine.cg.yu Bulletin of the Ministry of Finance of Montenegro/July - September 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS 6-7 EDITORIAL - Igor Lukšić, PhD, Minister of Finance 8-10 LAW AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING BUDGET LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO FOR 2007 - Nikola Vukićević MA, Assistant to the Minister 11 UNPRECEDENTED BUDGETARY SURPLUS AS A STEP FORWard regarding THE INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECTS: Measure TWice befOre YOU cut - Dragana Crvenica, Journalist of the daily „Vijesti“ 12-16 LAW AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING BUDGET LAW FOR 2007- CAPITAL BUDGET - Ljiljana Crnčević, Coordinator of the Department for Public Investment Planning 17 PROGRAMME BUDGETING IN 2008 BUDGET - Dean Brown, Senior Budget Advisor in Bearing Point, USAID 18 INCLUSION OF EXTRA BUDGETARY FUNDS INTO THE STATE TREASURY SYSTEM - Stanimirka Mijović, Independent Advisor 19-25 MEDIUM-TERM PROGRAMME OF WORKS ON SURVEY AND DESIGN OF THE REAL ESTATE CADASTRE AT THE TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO FOR PERIOD 2008 – 2013. - Real Estate Administration 26-27 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REAL ESTATE CADASTRE ON REGIONS OF MUNICIPALITIES PODGORICA, BIJELO POLJE, ANDRIJEVICA AND BERANE - Real Estate Administration 28 PROJECT „250 HOUSING CREDITS“ - Dragan Darmanović, Senior Advisor Bulletin of the Ministry of Finance of Montenegro/July - September 2007 29-30 DRAFTING OF THE NATIONAL PROGRAMME OF INTEGRATION (NPI) AND ECONOMIC AND FISCAL PROGRAMME (EFP) - Bojana Bošković, Senior Advisor Republic of Montenegro 31 LAW AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING THE LAW ON Ministry of Finance RESTITUTION OF EXPROPRIATED PROPERTY RIGHTS AND Bulletin of the Ministry of Finance COMPENSATION July-September 2007 - Maja Mitrović, Independent Advisor NUMBER: 9 32-34 PEMPAL - Nikola Vukićević MA, Assistant to the Minister PUBLISHED: quartely - Richard Bartolomew, US Treasury Advisor PUBLISHER: 35-40 QUESTIONS FOR MINISTRY OF FINANCE BY MEDIA Republic of Montenegro REPRESENTATIVES Ministry of Finance - Most Frequent Questions of Media and Answers FOR PUBLISHER: - period July - September 2007 Igor Lukšić, PH.D. - Ana Miljanić, Spokesperson EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Ana Miljanić REVIEW OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES 41-44 ASSISTANT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: OF THE MINISTER OF FINANCE Biljana Bataković - period July - September 2007 EDITORIAL BOARD: Ana Miljanić - Spokesperson Koviljka Mihailović Biljana Bataković - Assistant Spokesperson Milorad Katnić Krsto Racković 45-47 INFO/REVIEW OF OTHER NEWS TRANSLATOR: - period July - September 2007 Jelena Čađenović Ana Miljanić - Spokesperson, DESIGN: Biljana Bataković - Assistant Spokesperson Adil Tuzović 48-50 CONTACT: PUBLIC DEBT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO PR Office of the - period July - September 2007 Ministry of Finance - Nemanja Pavličić, Coordinator of the Department for Public Debt TEL: Management, Indebtedness Analysis, Cash Management and International +381 81 224 581 Relations FAX: +381 81 224 450 51-55 REALISATION OF PUBLIC SPENDING AT THE LOCAL LEVEL - period January - June 2007 E-MAIL: [email protected] - Vladislav Karadžić, Independent Advisor, WEB: - Gordana Radović, Independent Advisor www.ministarstvo-finansija.vlada.cg.yu ADRESS: 56-66 CONSOLIDATED PUBLIC SPENDING IN MONTENEGRO Stanka Dragojevića br 2, Podgorica - period January - September 2007, - Stanko Jeknić, Coordinator of Macroeconomic Analysis and International PRINT: Grafotisak Cooperation Department, Vladislav Karadžić, Independent Advisor, COPYES: 400 Radovan Živković, Independent Advisor Bulletin of the Ministry of Finance of Montenegro/July - September 2007 Editorial Minister of Finance IGOR LUKŠIĆ PhD CONTACT: Dear readers, PHONE: +381 81 242-835 FAX: +381 81 224 450 Budgetary process has been total- their consolidation in the budgetary E-MAIL: ly intensified and their characteristics account which should be confirmed [email protected] are the revision for 2007, preparations by the Parliament of Montenegro. WEB: for making of the Budget for 2008, Budget for 2008, will show, not only www.ministarstvo-finansija.vlada.cg.yu and changes of the systematic Law the Budget of the Republic but also on Budget. the expenditures of all State funds. Furthermore, the estimation of the Drafting and adoption of the Law spending of local self-governments Amending and Supplementing Bu- and regulatory bodies, and for the first dget Law for 2007, represents the time the commentary of the budget introduction for the next fiscal year. will include the balances of the most Envisaged increase of salaries and important public enterprises. All this strengthening of the capital expen- is provided by the changes of the ditures will typical for last months systematic Law on the Budget and the of the current year. Unprecedented Budgetary Procedure. State accounts realisation of the budgetary revenues for the next year, unlike the current inspires strong optimism regarding year, will be balanced with the mild the stability of public finances. High surplus, which is caused by, first after planned surplus of about 4% of GDP, many years, the significant growth of strong growth of economy and fur- salaries in the wider public service. ther reduction of foreign debt are Besides, it will come to the increase the signals of expansional economic of the capital budget through the cycle. opening of many new projects. Tax reforms will also be continued due to Expected key changes in the bud- the application of new rates of con- getary policy in 2008, are reflected tributions, which should additionally through further strengthening of improve the competitiveness of the the system of public finances with economy. Bulletin of the Ministry of Finance of Montenegro/July - September 2007 Expansion cycle has, however, also Dear readers, the other side about which we should be extra cautious. Fast growth of cred- This number of the Bulletin of the its, high prices of real estates, but Ministry of Finance has enriched by also the lower tax rates stimulate the the new segment-from journalists’ investments and personal spending. point of view. We will try to make our The trend of the fast growth of the edition available to the public sphere money supply is evident. Because of in this way, in order to provide expres- that, it is necessary to continue with sion of various opinions on fiscal and the policy of structural reforms which economic policy by contributing to in the long term can be the solution the debate on themes which will be for slowing down of the economy, more and more dominant after the because the stronger regulation of adoption of the new Montenegrin the banking sector by the Central Constitution. I hope that the new Bank after the adoption of the new space in bulletin will be filled with Law on Banks is to be expected. the attitudes of representatives of the Adoption of the new Law on Labour, non-government sector, refreshing in elimination of some business barriers, this way the kind of the public debate further restructuring of the energy on public income and expenditures, sector (regardless of the one-off influ- or public goods used by the state by ence on the growth of prices), con- using the money of the tax payers. tinuation of privatisation and opening of new project with continuation of investments into infrastructure is the necessary policy, in order for the small Montenegrin economic system to be Sincerely, immune, easily adaptive and competi- Igor Lukšić, PhD tive. Without the productivity growth and increase of the production of goods and services the growth of the living standard is not possible. Bulletin of the Ministry of Finance of Montenegro/July - September 2007 Law Amending and Supplementing Budget Law for 2007 stimation of the receipts and expen- in Health, Education and Culture sector. ditures of the Budget of the Republic While for the others, which are financed Eof Montenegro for 2007 has been from the Republic Budget, this increase will done on the basis of expected growth of start its realization from 1st January 2008. Gross domestic product (GDP) for 2007, i.e. By Amendments and Supplements of planned increase of economic activity, data the Budget Law for 2007, total planned on trend of public spending in the period receipts are 749,09 mil € , which is 132,23 from 2001 to 2006 and current alterations mil € higher amount than the planned one regarding the set of Laws from the sphere from the Budget Law for 2007. of fiscal policy, above all, the Law on Per- Taxes are being planned to the amount sonal Income Tax and the Law on Value of 653,61 mill €, and are 124,91 mill€ high- Added Tax; and on the basis of other regu- er than planned. Personal income tax is lations that govern functioning of Govern- planned to the amount of 73,87 mill € and mental bodies, extra-budgetary funds and it is increased for 7,75 mill €, corporate tax other subjects of the State. The Budget Law is 40,29 mil € and it is increased for 25,26 also includes the capital budget separated mill €, property tax, i.e. capital transfer tax from the current budget, where the most is 14,17 mill € and it is increased for 8,24 important capital projects from 2007, that mill €, value added tax is 369,71 mill € and will be financed from budget funds, have it is increased for 72,57 mill €, excises 85,95 been systematically processed. Projections mill € and it is increased for 6,59 mill €, of the public revenues have been harmo- conditioned better collection of value add- tax on international trade and customs is nized during the preparation of the Draft ed tax, tax on international trade, customs 63,88 mill € and it is increased for 3,21 mill of the Budget Law, with assistance of repre- transactions and excise tax.