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Wednesday, 17 November 2004
21st session of the Finance Committee
The session of the Finance Committee held on 17 November 2004 saw the discussion and adoption in principle of the Bill on the Budget of the Republic of Serbia for 2005 with the associated Memorandum on the Budget and Economic and Fiscal Policy for 2005 with its associated projections for 2006 and 2007. The Committee also discussed proposals of decisions authorising 2005 financial plans of the Republic Fund for Pension and Disability Insurance of Employees, the Republic Fund for Pension and Disability Insurance of Agricultural Producers, the Republic Fund for Pension and Disability Insurance of Individual Professions, the Republic Health Insurance Agency, and the National Employment Service.
The session of the Finance Committee held on 17 November 2004 saw the discussion and adoption in principle of the Bill on the Budget of the Republic of Serbia for 2005 with the associated Memorandum on the Budget and Economic and Fiscal Policy for 2005 with its associated projections for 2006 and 2007. The Committee also discussed proposals of decisions authorising 2005 financial plans of the Republic Fund for Pension and Disability Insurance of Employees, the Republic Fund for Pension and Disability Insurance of Agricultural Producers, the Republic Fund for Pension and Disability Insurance of Individual Professions, the Republic Health Insurance Agency, and the National Employment Service.
The Minister of Finance, Mladjan Dinkic, presented the Bill, underlining that economic policy in 2005 would have five key features: restrictive monetary policy, responsible fiscal policy, a new policy toward salary payments, faster economic restructuring and privatisation, and the restructuring of socially-owned enterprises.
Presenting the Bill, Mr Dinkic cited projected revenue as being 396.1 billion dinars, while projected expenditure would amount to 416.6 billion dinars. According to the minister, the planned budget deficit for 2005 is 38% lower than this year’s, and amounts to 20.5 billion dinars.
Committees related to this activity
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8.00 - sitting of the Committee on Human and Minority Rights and Gender Equality (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, library)
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8.30 - sitting of the Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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8.30 - sitting of the Committee on Spatial Planning, Transport, Infrastructure and Telecommunications (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
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8.30 - sitting of the Health and Family Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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8.30 - sitting of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street, Blue Salon)
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9.00 - sitting of the Committee on Finance, State Budget and Control of Public Spending (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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9.00 - sitting of the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, library)
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9.50 - press conference of the Ecological Uprising Parliamentary Group (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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11.00 - sitting of the of the Committee on the Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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12.30 - the PFG with Canada meets with the Canadian Upper House Parliamentary Friendship Group with Serbia (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)