The Ministry of Finance and Social Welfare planned to gradually abolish the percentage budget allocations that certain institutions had until now.
It is a guaranteed amount of money that was received on an annual basis.
The rationale for this measure is to introduce the principle of non-selectivity and to allocate money based on the quality of the proposed programs/projects and their contribution to the general public interest.
"The gradual abolition of percentage budget allocations will result in a more adequate distribution of budget money, as well as a strengthening of the quality of public service that should be provided by all budget units", is the explanation of this department.
Today, "Vijesti" is waiting for answers from this government department to the questions - whether an analysis was done that showed that this was justified to be abolished, whether the institutions to which these allocations referred were consulted when making this decision, what is meant by gradual abolition of these percentage allocations and what is the savings in the following year based on these cancellations?
This measure will cover the Ministry of Culture, the capital Cetinje, the Center for Training in the Judiciary and Prosecution, non-governmental organizations, political parties, the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption, the media fund, the RTCG Public Service, the diaspora, funds for minorities, women's organizations in political parties in the state and local parliaments
In order to implement this measure, the government has already established changes to the law on culture, the Center for Training in the Judiciary and the State Prosecutor's Office, on the prevention of corruption, on the cooperation of Montenegro with the diaspora - emigrants, on the financing of political entities and election campaigns.
Parliament will have the final word on these proposed laws.
Percentages
According to the current law on culture, at least 2,5 percent of the state budget is provided in the current budget for the work of the relevant ministry, minus the expenditures of state funds and the capital budget, if the planned real growth of the gross domestic product (GDP) is up to eight percent, i.e. at least at the level three percent, if the planned real GDP growth is higher than eight percent.
One percent of the projected value of the current state budget for each fiscal year is allocated to the capital Cetinje, two percent of the allocated budget for the judiciary and state prosecution goes to the Center for Training in the Judiciary and State Prosecution, the media fund receives 0,09 percent of the current state budget, AZK at least 0,2 percent of the current state budget.
At least 0,3 percent of the current annual budget is allocated for the financing of projects and programs in areas of public interest, which are implemented by non-governmental organizations. In addition, the state provides special money for financing projects and programs of non-governmental organizations in the field of protection of persons with disabilities, in the amount of 0,1 percent of the current annual budget. Money is provided for co-financing and inter-financing of projects and programs of non-governmental organizations, supported by European Union funds, in the amount of at least 0,1 percent of the current annual budget.
RTCG now receives an annual 0,3 percent of GDP, and that estimate is determined by the Government by adopting macroeconomic and fiscal policy guidelines.
"According to the Law on Minority Rights and Freedoms, money for financing councils of minority people or other minority national communities is provided in the budget in the amount of at least 0,05 percent of the current budget. In addition, the Fund for the Protection and Realization of Minority Rights is financed from the budget of Montenegro, and at least 0,15 percent of the current budget is earmarked for these purposes," the Ministry of Finance states.
The law on cooperation with the diaspora stipulates that at least 0,7 percent of the current state budget is provided from the budget for the purpose of preserving and strengthening cooperation with the diaspora-emigrants, while 0,5 percent of the planned budget is allocated to finance the regular work of political parties in the Assembly, minus for money from the capital budget and the budget of state funds (current budget), for the year for which the budget is adopted.
"The money for financing the regular work of the parties in the assembly of the municipality, the capital city and the capital Cetinje is 1,1 percent of the planned budget, less the money from the capital budget (current budget), for the year for which the budget of the municipality, the capital city and the capital is adopted", according to the Ministry of Finance.
For financing the regular work of women's organizations in the Assembly, 0,5 percent of the planned budget minus the money from the capital budget and the budget of state funds goes, and the same allocations at the local level amount to 0,11 percent of the total planned municipal budget minus the money from the capital budget.
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