Popović: Marković bluffed and humiliated the most vulnerable citizens of Montenegro

He adds that Marković targets subsidies for new hires only with those recorded in April, not later months, because all predictions indicate that due to the crisis and the peak of the pandemic, there will be a minor number of new hires from the labor office in April.
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Popović, Photo: Democrats
Popović, Photo: Democrats
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The Vice-President of the Democrats, Zdenka Popović, said that the Prime Minister of Montenegro, Duško Marković, "bluffed and humiliated the most vulnerable citizens of Montenegro with the other package of proposed socio-economic measures."

"As expected, Marković bluffed and again humiliated the most vulnerable citizens of Montenegro with the second package of proposed socio-economic measures. In the spectacular announcement that the unemployed will receive a one-time aid of a measly 50 euros, citizens who are on the records of the Employment Service, they 35 also hoped for that minimal assistance. However, it seems that this assistance only applies to a smaller number of unemployed people, estimated at around 500 who have no other income. The Prime Minister again used falsehoods. So, around 8000% of the unemployed will receive assistance of 50 euros. We remind you that a similar deception was also with pensioners, where only about 22 pensioners, out of a total of 50 in Montenegro, or about 11%, also received a measly 500 euros. So, according to the old folk saying, the Government of Montenegro is making a lot of noise, but little honey Second, Marković did not ask himself what about people who work illegally, not through their own fault, but because of the will of others? Will they see any help from the state. Do they also have needs, children, rent, monthly bills? Thirdly, Marković bluffed when he promised subsidies for new employment in the amount of 130% of the gross minimum wage for 000 months for entrepreneurs, micro, small and medium-sized companies that register new employees in the month of April, and which were simultaneously registered as unemployed persons at the Employment Office of Montenegro. And here's why this is a classic bluff move, the prime bluffer," said Popović.

He adds that Marković targets subsidies for new hires only from those recorded in April, not later months, because all predictions indicate that due to the crisis and the peak of the pandemic, there will be a minor number of new hires from the labor bureau in April.

"So: why does Marković tie subsidies only to April? The matter is completely clear. We call on the Government of Montenegro to stop deceiving the citizens and to finally adopt essential measures. We remind you that the Democrats' proposal is urgent financial aid in the amount of one average net income to all households that have 3 or more members, i.e. in the amount of one minimum wage for all households with 1 or 2 members, because in the end the citizens will definitely pump these funds into the system, so this measure will have a multiplier effect. Only this kind of measure can give a permanent positive economic effect," concluded Popović.

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