Over two million more than the planned obligations were repaid, the public debt of the Municipality was reduced

             

At the 15th regular session, members of the Rožaj local parliament adopted the proposal for the final budget account for 2019.

As an attachment to the Final Account, the Independent Auditor's Report on the audit of the Final Account of the budget of the municipality of Rožaje for 2019 was submitted.

According to the audit opinion, the Proposal for the final account of the budget of the municipality of Rožaje for 2019 was drawn up in all materially significant aspects and in accordance with the legal regulations regulating public revenues and public expenditures and other regulations relevant to municipal budgets.

The Secretary of the Secretariat for Finance and Economic Development, Ismet Hadžić, during the explanation of the Final Account, said that in accordance with the execution of the budget, they strove to fulfill their obligations towards the users of the budget, as well as the obligation to finance the work of local government bodies.

After noting that the budget consists of own and ceded revenues, the Equalization Fund and transfers, he compared the planned and realized revenues on those bases.

"Own revenues planned in the amount of 1,495,000.00 euros and realized in the amount of 1,376,477.17 euros, which makes 17,51% of the total planned budget...Revenues ceded by the State were planned in the amount of 1,920,000.00 euros and were realized in the amount of 1,778,012.30 euros, which is 22,61% of the total planned budget... Revenues from the Equalization Fund are foreseen in the plan in the amount of 3,950,000.00 euros, and they were realized in the amount of 3,983,489.73 euros and make up 50,65% of the total planned budget...Transfers from the State budget were planned in the amount of 500,000.00 euros and were realized in the amount of 1,653,986.00 euros, which makes 21,02% of the total planned budget. With this item, we have an overrun because we received funds from the State in the amount of 1,600,000.00 euros and we were not able to do the Rebalancing because we received these funds at the end of the calendar year.

The funds of the European Union refer to a donation of 133,719.00 euros for the development of craft entrepreneurship.

The budgeted expenditures of 7,865,000.00 euros were realized in the amount of 8,685,592.51 euros, which is 1,10% more than the planned budget. On 31.12.2019 280,519.46 euros remained in the municipal budget account, and these funds will be spent in 2020.

Of the total expenditures in the amount of 8,685,592.51e, 8,259,846.66 euros are related to current expenditures and 425,745.85 euros to the capital budget," said Hadžić, presenting the data.

He specifically explained the budget item Repayment of obligations from the previous period, which was planned in the amount of EUR 1,800,000.00, and EUR 3,924,642.00 was realized, which is EUR 2,124,642.00 more.

"Only from the position Repayment of obligations from the previous period, five net salaries were paid for 2018, i.e. from August to December 2018, taxes and contributions were paid for 18 months, i.e. from February 2017 to July 2018, councilors were also all outstanding unpaid fees were paid, most of the approved subsidies from previous years were paid, then scholarships were paid to students from previous years, transfers to the water supply, transfers to utilities, sports organizations according to the decision of 2018, current services and current maintenance from previous years were paid .

Funds in the amount of 796,118.33 euros were planned for the capital budget, while they were realized in the amount of 425,745.85 euros. From the Capital Budget for 2019, the development of project documentation, local communal infrastructure, equipment expenditures and other capital expenditures were financed," explained Hadžić in his address to councilors and citizens.