At least he "earns" more than he spends

The municipality of Bar spent just over 13 million euros in the first six months of this year, or about 21 percent of the total budget for 2025, which amounts to over 60 million euros. The local government generated revenues of over 45 million, 71 percent of the annual plan.

This is stated in the Semi-Annual Report on Total Revenues and Total Expenditures of the Municipality of Bar for the current year, which was adopted by the local Bar Assembly last week.

The decision on the budget of the Municipality of Bar for 2025 was adopted at the session of the Municipal Assembly (MA) of Bar at the end of December last year, and the Bar administration, led by Dušan Raičević, has 63 million and 424 thousand euros at its disposal.

The semi-annual financial report specifies that total revenues were planned in the amount of 63.424.000 euros, and for the period January - June 2025, they were realized in the amount of 45.657.263 or 71 percent compared to the annual plan, while they are 3,5 percent lower compared to the same period in 2024.

Total expenditures were planned in the amount of 63.424.000,00 euros for the current year, and were realized in the amount of 13.401.502,31 euros or 21,13 percent compared to the annual budget plan.

The capital budget revenues of the Municipality of Bar for the period from January 28.314.765 to the last day of June this year amounted to a total of 23,11 euros, or 2024 percent more than the plan for fiscal year XNUMX.

29.280.677 euros were transferred from last year's budget, according to a report prepared by the Secretariat for Finance.

Cash full fees, fees, taxes...

Looking at receipts by type, in the period January - June 2025, the generated receipts relate to income from taxes, fees, fees, other income, sales of non-financial assets, funds transferred from the previous year, donations - IPA and EU projects, transfers, loans and credits - Support Fund.

Personal income tax, in the period January - June 2025, was collected in the amount of 2.437.760 euros or 60 percent compared to the annual plan, while it is 2024 percent higher compared to the same period in 11.

Revenue from real estate taxes in the same period amounted to 2.627.891,16 euros or 27 percent of the annual plan, while it is 16,03 percent higher compared to the first six months of last year.

The real estate transfer tax "brought" 1.416.109 euros, or 56 percent of the total plan for this year. The surtax on personal income tax in the observed period amounted to 616.264,22 euros.

Revenues from fees amounted to 290.820 euros or 40 percent compared to the annual plan, while they are 21 percent higher compared to the reporting period for last year.

The municipal treasury received 5.017.317 euros in fees, the largest portion of which was utilities - 3.786.478 euros. The municipality of Bar received 668.752 euros in revenue from concessions, and 229.068 euros from temporary facilities.

In the domain of other revenues, those from capital - interest of 401.282 euros and fines and confiscated property gains of 94.413 euros were allocated. Based on revenues from the sale of real estate in favor of the budget, 680.315,97 euros were realized in the first six months of this year, or 68 percent compared to the annual plan, or 81 percent more than in the same period last year.

Donations from the "New Reality" project and the Environmental Protection Fund - Eco Fund amounted to 304.056 euros, while transfers from the Equalization Fund amounted to 2.435.084 euros.

Borrowings and credits in the period January - June 2025 were realized in the amount of 21.370 euros

or about six percent compared to the annual plan, and relate to the loan of funds from the Municipal Support Fund for pre-financing donor projects, and for the implementation of activities on the "Building Smart Forests" project, which relates to the introduction of an early detection system for forest fires.

For debts of more than two million

"During the reporting period, both regular obligations and obligations pursuant to concluded contracts and ordered services were paid regularly," the report states, in the section relating to costs.

Funds in the amount of 4.218.899 euros were paid for capital expenditures, although this amount was planned for this year at over 37 million euros.

Funds were paid for transfers to institutions, individuals, non-governmental and public sectors in the total amount of 2.330.776 euros, and of this amount, the most significant amounts relate to transfers to cultural and sports institutions of 1.313.625 euros, other transfers to individuals (compensation for a newborn child, scholarships and support for the fight against infertility) of 306.050,00 euros and transfers to non-governmental organizations of 229.740 euros.

Grants for five months to all companies founded by the Municipality of Bar amounted to 1.862.499 euros.

Funds in the amount of 2.022.476 euros were disbursed for debt repayment and repayment of obligations from the previous period, the largest part of which was directed towards the repayment of a loan from KfW Bank in the amount of 1.350.000 euros.

Funds in the amount of 100 thousand euros were paid for women's entrepreneurship. Subsidies in the field of social and child protection and the improvement of social inclusion for 2025 cost 179.830,00 euros for 646 beneficiaries.

Also, according to the adopted Local Housing Program for children and youth without parental care who leave the home or foster family, three contracts were concluded for a period of 12 months.

A total of 2025 euros have been allocated for subsidies for the social inclusion of Roma and Egyptians in the municipality of Bar for 74.120. The program for supporting the development of crafts has allocated grants to five craftsmen in the total amount of 19.000 euros for starting or improving the work of local craftsmen.

4.218.899 euros were paid for capital expenditures, although this amount was planned for this year at over 37 million euros.

For salaries over a million

The five gross salaries for local government employees amounted to 1.823.539 euros.

When it comes to salaries and employer contributions, workers in the Office of the Mayor received 104.680 euros. Those working in the Office for Parliamentary Affairs received almost half that amount - 54.103 euros.

On this basis, the Office of the Chief Municipal Administrator paid 26.316 euros, the Secretariat for Property and Investments paid 117.338 euros, the Secretariat for Finance paid 238.101 euros, the Secretariat for Local Self-Government paid 245.334 euros, and the Secretariat for Urbanism and Spatial Planning paid 91.914 euros.

Gross salaries and contributions in the Municipal Police amounted to 193.975 euros, in the Secretariat for Culture 39.427 euros, in the Secretariat for Local Economic Development 69.635 euros. Salaries of employees in the Protection and Rescue Service amounted to 324.083 euros.

Salaries and contributions in the Secretariat for Economy amounted to 94.249 euros and 12.888 euros in the Internal Audit Service. The Secretariat for Communal Affairs and Transport “cost” 94.496 euros in salaries, and the Service of the Chief City Architect 31.840 euros.

In the Secretariat for Sports and Youth, this cost amounted to 64.734 euros, and 20.417 euros in the Service for the Protector of Property and Legal Interests.