The Government's announced amendment to the Law on Higher Education represents a new opportunity for abuse and manipulation, this time with student scholarships and loans, said Asmir Pućurica, vice-president of the Youth Council of the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) and councilor in the Bijelo Polje Municipal Assembly (SO).
"According to the proposed legal solution, the amount of student loans or scholarships is determined according to the 'financial capacity of the Government', which means that the amount of student loans and scholarships would be determined in accordance with the political interest of the Government, but not the interest of young people in Montenegro. By omitting the minimum of the amount of scholarships, i.e. loans, the minimum obligations of the state to support young people in the process of their schooling also cease," said Pućurica.
He said that the usual policy matrix without a future leads to the Government again announcing "increases" which are essentially canceled by taxes, excises or a new increase in inflation, so the result is no longer an increase in wages and benefits, but a new decline in living standards.
"The rule that 'one evil does not go alone' is confirmed by the idea of the most bureaucratic government in Europe to treat interns with a university degree as high school graduates, and thus indicates that the essence of the announced amendment to the Law on Vocational Training is not to improve the standard of living, but to throw dust in the eyes young people in Montenegro," said Pućurica.
"In conclusion, I propose to the Government of Montenegro and Prime Minister Spajić to satisfy the provincial appetites of government officials by adjusting the level of their earnings in accordance with the 'financial possibilities of the Government', and to offer Montenegrin students, for a change, development projects and a favorable business environment, considering to the fact that one day they have to pay back their student loans," he concluded.
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