DPS answered Bosniak: Where you are in power, fees are more expensive

The DPS asked why the representatives of the DF did not implement the proposed solutions in the municipalities where they are in power
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forest park Zagorič, Photo: Boris Pejović
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Ažurirano: 08.03.2018. 17:49h

The calculation clearly shows that fees for the legalization of illegal buildings in Podgorica are significantly lower compared to cities where the Democratic Front (DF) participates in government, according to the reaction of the DPS councilors' club in the capital city assembly to the statements of DF councilor Branka Bošnjak.

Bošnjak said that the offered prices for legalization are not in accordance with the standard and capabilities of the largest number of citizens who use the illegal building most often for housing and who built it out of necessity and struggle for bare existence.

From DPS, referring to the text "The people have no money for legalization", which was published in "Vijesti", state that Bosniak, when comparing the prices for the legalization of buildings, looks at the solutions in Dubrovnik, Zagreb, Novi Sad, Belgrade, and skips over the municipalities in which they exercise power.

"Like, for example, Budva, which proposed the most expensive utilities, ranging from 90 to 290 euros per square meter depending on the zone and surface area of ​​the building, or Kotor, where citizens will pay a fee of 60 to even 200 euros per square meter. In Podgorica, it is significantly less, from 48 to 141 euros, and in the sixth zone, which includes villages, utilities will not be paid", the response states.

The DPS asked why the representatives of the DF did not implement the proposed solutions in the municipalities where they are in power "if they are already so concerned about the legalization of illegally built buildings and their owners".

"Bosniak is obliged to answer to the citizens whether the prices offered in Kotor and Budva are in accordance with the standard and capabilities of the largest number of citizens who own that building, a residential building, and who built it out of necessity and struggle for bare existence?" Are socially vulnerable categories exempted from this payment in this municipality?", they state from the DPS.

The plaintiff will get his money

The DPS also responded to the claims of the Albanian alternative councilor in the Tuzi municipal assembly, Nik Đelj ošaj, that the money earned from legalization in Tuzi should be paid into the budget of Tuzi, not the Capital City. In the response, it is stated that every cent that is collected from taxes, surtaxes and similar duties in this territory will be transferred to the development budget and again serve exclusively the citizens of Tuza.

The DPS states that the responsible Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism has defined clear measures for all those who do not enter the legalization process within the stipulated deadlines, and they appeal that all those who call on citizens not to apply, keep this in mind.

"When the necessary administrative capacities are established and the necessary legislation is adopted, the municipalities within the Capital City - Tuzi and Golubovci will perform this activity completely independently," the response states.

The capital, they say, is helping the citizens of these municipalities to enter the legalization process. When these two municipalities fulfill the necessary conditions, citizens from those areas will, as they state, be able to exercise that right directly.

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