National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia

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In the current convocation of the National Assembly, five MPs of retirement age exercise the right to a salary at the National Assembly, viz.: Arsenovic Konstantin (PUPS); Krpic Nikola (PUPS); Micunovic Dragoljub (DS); Colakovic Momo (PUPS); and Peric Djuro (PUPS).

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The right to bonuses, fees, compensation of expenses related to the performance of their office and other income belonging to an MP at the National Assembly are regulated by the Law on salaries of deputies in the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia (Official Gazette of RS, No.7/91, 22/91, 28/91, 48/91, 68/91, 44/98 and 34/01). In line with said Law, an MP fully employed by another employer, self-employed or an old age pensioner decides whether he/she wishes to be fully employed at the National Assembly or receive the difference between the income they earn i.e. their pension and full salary belonging to a fully employed MP. To do so he/she must submit a written request for full employment at the National Assembly or for compensation in the amount of the difference between the income they earn i.e. their pension and the full salary belonging to a fully employed MP to the National Assembly’s Administrative Committee which then passes the appropriate documents relating to MP status issues unless the Law stipulates otherwise.

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Under article 71, paragraph 2 of the Law on the National Assembly (Official Gazette of RS, No. 9/10) services of internal security and order keeping in the building and on the premises of the National Assembly are provided by the members of the security services of the Ministry of Interior with the assent of the National Assembly Secretary General. The documents of the National Assembly’s Administrative Committee regulating internal order in the buildings used by the National Assembly are available on the National Assembly’s website www.parlament.rs.

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The approved funds in 2009 amounted to:

• In the first quarter of academic year 2008/2009, the National Assembly allocated 425,000.00 RSD for further education of civil servants employed at the National Assembly Support Service. Seven candidates applied to the internal competition supplying the appropriate documentation and were all approved an amount commensurate to their requests (the approved funds range between 16,900.00 and 90,000.00 RSD), and

• In the second quarter of academic year 2009/2010, the National Assembly allocated 352,000.00 RSD for further education of civil servants employed at the National Assembly Support Service. Ten candidates applied to the internal competition and were all approved the appropriate amount (the highest being 40,000.00 and the lowest 35,000.00 RSD).

For 2010 the National Assembly allocated 750,000.00 RSD for further education of civil servants employed at the National Assembly Support Service, but the funds have so far not been realised.

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The gross daily variable expenses of a National Assembly session in 2009 cost 896,552 RSD.

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The total gross daily variable expenses directly connected to the National Assembly sessions in 2009 came up to 143,448,354 RSD.

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The gross daily variable expenses of a National Assembly session in the period January-May 2010 cost 756,223.72 RSD.

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The total gross daily variable expenses directly connected to the National Assembly sessions in the period January-May 2010 came up to 32,517,620.00 RSD.

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The National Assembly pays its bills regularly and has no records of outstanding debts. The only exception is its fee for the use of construction land for the period July 2006 – December 2009 for the National Assembly House which on 4 October amounted to 52,080,575.75 RSD viz.:

- for 2006 (July-December)	6,650,433.61 RSD
- for 2007 (January-December)	13,877,909.54 RSD
- for 2008 (January-December)	115,316,751.00 RSD
- for 2009 (January-December)	16,235,481.60 RSD
	52,080,575.75 RSD

The 2010 Republic of Serbia Budget Law did not allocate funds for the payment of fees for the use of the city’s construction land in the abovementioned period because the National Assembly received the calculations i.e. bills on these grounds for said building on 4 October 2010 for the first time.

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In the current National Assembly convocation, under the provisions stipulated in article 110 of the National Assembly Rules of Procedure (in force until 5 August 2010), i.e. article 115 of the new Rules of Procedure, the Administrative Committee adopted 161 decisions on fining MPs. To provide support for the implementation of the National Poverty Reduction Strategy, on 5 March 2009, the Administrative Committee adopted Decision 28 No. 02-724/09, establishing the National Assembly Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to socially endangered groups. The current National Assembly convocation has collected 2,606,723.00 RSD worth of funds from the fines paid by the MPs. The Administrative Committee allocated 2,403,000.00 RSD to various beneficiaries by a special decision.

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The National Assembly Support Service keeps official attendance records for the sittings of the National Assembly and its working bodies. Also, the MPs who come to the sittings of the National Assembly and its working bodies by private car, sign a statement confirming the use of their private car, stating the license plate, length of the drive, number of kilometers travelled and the date of the sitting of the National Assembly, i.e. its working body. Based on the official records kept by the National Assembly Support Service and the MPs’ signed statements, the National Assembly Support Service – Financial and Material Affairs Sector fills a payment order for the appropriate reimbursement containing: the MP’s first and last name, grounds for reimbursement of expenses (sitting, working body) and the calculated expense reimbursement signed by the liquidator, treasurer and MP being reimbursed.

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An MP’s net salary is 75,886.40 RSD.

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In the current convocation, 128 MPs have exercised their right to a diplomatic passport under the Ordinance on persons issued a diplomatic and official/service passport, the manner of issuance and keeping records on diplomatic and official/service passports and visas issued (Official Gazette of Serbia and Montenegro, No. 37/2003). In the current convocation the MPs have travelled as members of the National Assembly’s standing delegations in international organisations, responding to invitations to study visits, seminars and expert conferences, to the following countries: Italy, Montenegro, Spain, France, Germany, Azerbaijan, Canada, Bulgaria, Malta, Belgium, United Kingdom, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Croatia, Monaco, Moldova, United States of America, Portugal, Russian Federation. The decision on a required foreign travel is made by the National Assembly Speaker based on a request and invitation letter from abroad submitted by the MP at least seven days before the planned trip. The invitation letter submitted along with the request must contain the name of the event being held abroad, the period of the MP’s stay abroad and manner in which the travel expenses are covered. After a trip, the MP is obliged to submit a written report on the official travel to the National Assembly Support Service – Financial and Material Affairs Sector to account for the expenses.

Please note that a diplomatic passport cannot be used without a valid visa issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, at the request of the competent institution.

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The total cost of the 10,385.92 m2 façade scaffold put up on the “main” façade and roof plane of the National Assembly House in 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Belgrade, which can be seen from the King Alexander Boulevard, including assembling, disassembling and use of said scaffold for the contracted services in the contracted period amounts to 18,629,689.80 RSD without VAT. The work began on 20 March 2010 and is e to be completed on 11 December 2010 (a total of 267 calendar days). The daily cost of the assembling, disassembling and use of said scaffold is 69,774.12 RSD (18,629,689.80 RSD /267 days), without VAT.