The current tourist season has exposed all the weaknesses of the current Montenegrin government and will seriously threaten the future of the most important economic branch of our country, Mirko Stanić, president of the Main Board of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and representative of the European Union, announced today.
"The lack of any concrete strategy by the government of Milojko Spajić and his various ministers has resulted in the fact that, always in favor of the authorities, statistics show a drop in the number of arrivals and the number of overnight stays, which is almost double-digit. The fact that the situation on the ground is even worse is evidenced by the empty promenades in the middle season, empty rooms and apartments, so at the end of the season there will be empty wallets of 100.000 citizens of Montenegro who live directly or indirectly from tourism. of any real economy. He made money through stock market speculation and risky investments, but running the state is a much more serious job," Stanić said in a statement.
He added that there are no tourists because all taxes, all excise duties, all enormous employment of party activists in the public sector have been transferred to the final consumer, Montenegrin citizen or guest, whatever.
"That is why this year the prices on the Montenegrin coast are significantly higher than competitive ones in Egypt, Turkey or Albania, but often higher than those in Italy and Spain - EU countries. When we add to that, low-cost companies can reach these countries in 20 - 30-50 euros, while flights to Montenegro cost 300 or 400 euros each from the same destinations, the causes of such a drop are clear , heavy machines, the noise of the construction site give a special 'taste' to this year's season. This is why it is necessary to replace such an incompetent government, because there won't be a next tourist season if they stay that long," said Stanić.
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