A public hearing was held on the municipal budget for the following year
Estimated budget for 2017 - 6.5 million euros
The budget of the Municipality of Rožaje for the next year is projected in the amount of 6,505,000 euros and is less by about half a million than this year's planned budget or by about 900,000 euros compared to the rebalanced one, it was said at the final public hearing on that document. In the explanation of the budget proposal, it was said that the decrease in the projected amount occurred because a loan in the amount of 2 million euros was used in the budget for 2016 for investments, which practically means that real revenues have increased in the budget projection for 2017.
- Practically, this budget is bigger than last year's because last year we used two million from the IRF. This year, we do not have credit funds, but we will have 6.5 million available from our own funds to finance budget users. We took care to reduce current expenditures and increase capital payments. There are indications that more of our important capital projects will be financed from the funds of the government budget, i.e. the Directorate of Public Works - said Armin Mujević, Secretary of the Secretariat for Finance in the explanation of the proposed budget.
He said that it is planned to fill the budget from taxes and fees in the amount of 1,040,000, fees in 1,745,000, where the expected income only from concessions is 950,000, then transfers and grants 3,600,000, where it is expected income from the Equalization Fund of 2,550,000, while it is planned to bring 250,000 euros to the municipal coffers from the sale of property and 125,000 euros from other revenues.
When it comes to expenditures, the draft budget plans to spend EUR 1,631,000 for the capital budget, which is about EUR 600,000 less than this year's. This is followed by the gross wages of employees in the amount of 1,278,840, transfers of JU whose founder is SO, NGOs, sports and cultural organizations, political parties, etc. in the amount of 1,487,000 - said Mujević.
The president of the municipality, Ejup Nurković, expressed his satisfaction with the achieved budget for 2016 and assessed the budget for the following year as realistically achievable, noting that in the following year the largest part of these funds will be allocated for capital expenditures, i.e. for the implementation of infrastructure projects in order to create a better quality of life for citizens. our municipalities.
- The realized budget gives us the right to believe that the next one will be realized in the planned amount, especially because some new revenue items are also foreseen. I am also convinced that with around 1.6 million allocated for the capital budget and the expected help from donors and the Government, we will be able to realize a significant number of investment projects in this area. Likewise, I believe that with the planned budget we will manage to ensure the smooth functioning of local government bodies, companies and JU of which we are the founders - said Nurković and added that this was the overriding goal of budget planning.
Almost all participants in the public debate on this document expressed their satisfaction with the projected amount of the budget, especially the fact that no credit obligations were foreseen and, of course, the fact that the largest part of these funds will be spent on improving the infrastructure through the implementation of important projects in all parts of the municipality.
