Darmanović: Spending overruns do not threaten the financial stability of the state

The legislative committee declared that the proposal of the Law on the final account of the budget of Montenegro for 2017 is in accordance with the Constitution and the legal system
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Legislative Committee, Dragan Darmanović, Photo: Parliament of Montenegro
Legislative Committee, Dragan Darmanović, Photo: Parliament of Montenegro
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Ažurirano: 17.10.2018. 12:06h

The Director General of the State Treasury Directorate in the Ministry of Finance, Dragan Darmanović, said that budget spending overruns in 2017, of 237,75 million euros, do not threaten the financial stability of the state, nor would it lead to problems in the management of public finances.

"If those excesses were illegal and illegal, the State Audit Institution (DRI) would have drawn special attention to that..." Darmanović said at the session of the Legislative Committee of the Parliament of Montenegro.

In the report on the audit of the final budget account published by the State Audit Institution (DRI), it is stated that the budget spending in 2017 was exceeded in the amount of 237,75 million euros. Of that, 218,35 million euros represent permitted overdrafts, while unauthorized overdrafts, which refer to realized expenditures that were not planned by the Budget Law, amount to 19,4 million euros.

"Especially these 19 million euros are disputed, even though it is about the legal claims of citizens. It is surprising that this was not planned in the budget for 4, although it is difficult to know what the amount will be," said Andrija Popović (LP).

Darmanović replied that it is difficult to determine the amounts for court judgments and when they will be collected, due to the duration of the proceedings and other reasons.

The committee stated that the proposal of the Law on the final account of the budget of Montenegro for 2017 is in accordance with the Constitution and the legal system.

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