Yesterday's session of the Municipal Assembly showed that the ruling coalition in Budva, DPS-SDP and LP, is on shaky legs.
The member of the Liberal Party, like last time and yesterday, boycotted the session and will not appear in the parliamentary benches until the pre-election promises they made are fulfilled.
Relations between DPS and SDP are also strained, because two key decisions were "taken off" the agenda before the start of yesterday's session at the initiative of the Social Democrats.
Although the opposition initially prepared to leave the session completely and thus deny a quorum, because it was expected that the SDP would join them, by withdrawing "hot" decisions, the ripples in the government were covered up.
The adoption of the decision on concluding a ten-year contract on organizing the "Sea dance" festival - EXIT on the Jaz beach was prolonged, and the report of the Commission on the construction of a wastewater treatment plant was withdrawn from the agenda.
The announcement of an increase in the prices of sewerage services was also heatedly discussed, in order for the Municipality to return a loan of 58 million euros, which it took for the construction of a wastewater treatment plant.
Mijomir Pejović (SNP) said that the citizens must know who charged them double the prices
This year, the municipality needs to return 4,5 million euros of the loan tranche, and the money will be partially provided through an increase in bills for consumed water and sewage services.
Acting Secretary for Investments Ivan Dajković stated that consumers who were not reached by the system will pay their bills at the old prices.
The opposition was united that the increase in water prices affects the standard of citizens.
Radosav Tomović from Pozitivna emphasized that a family of four whose average bill was 18 euros until now will pay an incredible 38 euros in the future.
Stevan Džaković (DF) assessed that the decision is in complete contradiction to the current law on consumer protection, with the emphasis that such capital investments are financed exclusively from utility bills.
Pointing out that the contract on the construction of the wastewater treatment plant clearly states that the loan obligations will be paid from the budget, and not by increasing the bill, Mijomir Pejović (SNP) said that the citizens must know who charged them twice the price.
He named all councilors of the ruling coalition DPS - SDP and two independent councilors. Marko Vuković (DPS) said that the television subscription is more expensive than the water bill.
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