Since the beginning of the year, more than 2,3 million euros gross have been allocated from the budget for the compensation of officials whose positions have ended, according to data from the Ministry of Finance submitted to "Vijesti".
The Ministry explained that this amount represents the total expenditure for gross wages, that is, the payment of wages, taxes, surcharges and contributions at the expense of the employee.
They note that the given data is from the Centralized calculation of wages, which does not contain data for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Police Directorate, the Ministry of Defense and the Health Insurance Fund.
Considering the size of the security department, the allocated amount for officials' fees is much higher.
Of the total figure of 2,3 million, 1,87 million euros refer to the compensation of former government officials, the Ministry said.
Monthly payments ranged from 140 to 270 euros.
As "Vijesti" announced last week, almost 100 former officials of the executive and legislative authorities receive compensation upon termination of office.
From the Government Milojko Spajić announced that according to the data of their General Secretariat, 52 former officials of the executive authority receive compensation.
From the Cabinet of the Prime Minister and the General Secretariat, 18 former officials receive compensation, and for this, approximately 32 thousand euros in gross amount are allocated monthly. The Government said that when it comes to former members of the executive power (prime minister and ministers), their right to compensation is determined by the Parliamentary Administrative Committee.
In addition to former government officials, 34 former members of parliament also receive money from the state on the same basis. In October, according to the latest data from the Parliament's website, their allowances ranged from 1,6 thousand to 4,9 thousand euros per deputy (some were paid a salary for several months in October).
In October, eight former advisers of the former President of the Assembly also received compensation Danijela Đurović and three advisers to the former vice-president of the parliament Branke Bošnjak. They received from 1,1 thousand to 1,7 thousand euros.
The ruling Europe Now Movement (PES) has announced that this party, in agreement with its partners from the ruling majority, will propose changes to the act, which stipulates that benefits are received one year after the termination of office.
Head of the PES Parliamentary Club Miodrag Laković, recently told "Vijesti" that it depends on the agreement of the majority whether the benefits will be reduced, paid for a shorter period, or both.
However, according to the unofficial information of "Vijesti", PES does not have the support of colleagues from the government. No one from the majority parties (excluding PES) responded to the "News" whether they would support changes to the law defining the compensation of officials upon termination of office. No answers came from the opposition either.
The coalition agreement on the new government stipulates that the parliamentary majority will not support the adoption of laws that were not previously agreed upon by the collegium of the leaders of its constituents or the heads of parliamentary clubs of those parties.
Remunerations are defined by laws on salaries of employees in the public sector and civil servants and state employees. That solution was introduced by the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS).
The Law on Salaries of Employees in the Public Sector (Article 36) stipulates that officials have the right to receive compensation for one year after termination of office in the amount of the salary they received in the last month before termination of office, with appropriate adjustment. The fee is realized at the user's personal request.
The Law on Civil Servants and State Employees (Article 60) states that "an appointed or appointed person", who has not been assigned to another position, has the right to compensation in the amount of the salary he had in the last month of performing the duties of the position he was assigned to appointed, i.e. appointed, with appropriate coordination. The law leaves open the possibility that the "exceptional" right to compensation can be extended for another year, if the right to a pension is acquired during that time.
The NGO sector has repeatedly appealed to reduce the fees, shorten the period of their receipt and define who can receive them.
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