There are no major changes in the new "black list" of the largest debtors for taxes and contributions, so the largest debts on this basis are still held by the state companies "Plantaže", "Zeljeznički prevoz" (ŽPCG), "Railway Infrastructure" (ŽICG), "Maintenance of Railway rolling stock" (OŽVS), "Simo Milošević Institute" and the private company "Vektra Boka".
According to the data of the Tax Administration as of March 31 of this year, the Embassy of the United States of America (USA) in Podgorica also appeared on this list, with a debt of 526.989 euros.
"Vijesti" sent questions to this institution on the basis of which the debt arose and whether they have settled it so far. The Embassy replied that they would send the answer at the beginning of next week.
The total debt of 50 companies from the list is 72,14 million euros. State "Plantations" have the largest debt for taxes and contributions to workers' salaries, and at the same time the only one that exceeds 10 million euros. That company owes 13,26 million euros, and it is also noted that it was in the reprogramming in 2022, and that the process was later terminated. Reprogramming is the payment of tax debt in installments.
Three railway companies, ŽPCG, ŽICG and OŽVS, are at the top, with a combined debt of around 15,62 million euros. Part of 6,12 million belongs to ŽPCG, while ŽICG owes 4,91 million euros.
The rest, i.e. 4,58 million euros, is owed by OŽVS. This company was previously on the verge of bankruptcy, which is why the Minister of Transport Filip Radulović announced in February that they are working on the merger of that company with the parent ŽPCG. At the time, he also said that there would be no layoffs at OŽVS, which, according to the latest financial report, employed 192 workers.
The Igalo Institute in Herceg Novi also has debts of 3.962.179 euros. This institution is also under reprogramming from 2022, but in addition to tax debts, it also has 26 million euros of other debts, which is why the Institute has been threatened with bankruptcy for some time. The government has recently been working to save this institution, with the aim of solving current problems, returning debts, unblocking accounts and regular salary payments.
The company "Vektra Boka" also owes more than three million euros to the businessman Dragan Brković. Since 2017, that company has been under the reorganization measures of the Commercial Court, and its account has been continuously blocked since September 2019, in the amount of more than 13,8 million euros.
One of the largest employers in Cetinje, "Vodovod i Kanalizacija", which owes 2015 million euros in taxes and contributions, is also in the reprogramming since 2,56. The company of the same name from Ulcinj has a slightly smaller debt, which owes the state 2,33 million. The decision on reprogramming was revoked for this company.
The first among companies that owes less than two million euros is "Tehnoput" Saša Acimić. This company's accounts have been blocked continuously since December 2012. The owner's company "Tehnoput mne" is in the process of reprogramming Rajko Ivanovic, which owes about 917 thousand euros.
The fourth state railway company "Montecargo" also owes about one million euros, and it is stated that it is under reprogramming from 2022 and that it regularly settles its current obligations. A little less than a million is also owed by Podgorica's "Mediterranean University", which is also under reprogramming.
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