The Minister of State Administration and Local Self-Government Branko Ružić, the Minister of Finance Dušan Vujović and H.E. Swiss Ambassador in Serbia Philippe Guex signed the Memorandum of Understanding, whereby the project "Property Tax Reform" officially commenced.
Through this project, about 40 local self-governments throughout Serbia will have the opportunity to update their property databases, and thus increase the coverage of property tax collection. Five of the most successful local self-governments will split, the incentive fund of one million Swiss francs, provided by the Government of Switzerland.
The Minister of State Administration and Local Self-Government Branko Ružić said that this project, which will be realized with the support of our friends from Switzerland, is very important for establishing order in local self-governments.
"Many local governments have financial problems, their budget is in deficit, they are indebted. One way to overcome these difficulties is to increase own-source revenue by better tax collection. It is through this project that 40 municipalities and cities will have the opportunity to collect records on taxpayers, which will enable better collection of revenues, " Ružić said.
The project will last four years, and it's already known that cities and municipalities will invest the money they receive in infrastructure projects, which will be beneficial for all citizens in these local self-governments.
"The Property Tax Reform Project is part of our new strategy for cooperation with Serbia for the period from 2018 to 2021. For this period we have allocated 91 million euros. Thus, our support to Serbia will exceed 300 million euros, for the period of 30 years that we have been present here, " Philippe Guex, the Ambassador of Switzerland in Serbia explained.
The project is implemented by the International Management Group
Ministar državne uprave i lokalne samouprave Branko Ružić, ministar finansija Dušan Vujović i Nj.E. ambasador Švajcarske u Srbiji Filip Ge potpisali su memorandum o razumevanju kojim i zvanično počinje projekat „Reforma poreza na imovinu“.
Kroz ovaj projekat oko 40 lokalnih samouprava u celoj Srbiji dobiće priliku da ažurira svoje baze podataka o nekretninama, i time poveća obuhvat naplate poreza na imovinu. Pet najuspešnijih podeliće nagradni fond od milion franaka, koji je obezbedila Vlada Švajcarske.
Ministar državne uprave i lokalne samouprave Branko Ružić rekao je da je ovaj projekat, koji će biti realizovan uz podršku naših prijatelja iz Švajcarske, jako bitan za uvođenje reda u lokalnim samoupravama.
„Mnoge lokalne samouprave imaju finansijskih problema, budžeti su im u deficitu, prezadužene su. Jedan od načina da prevaziđu ove teškoće jeste da povećaju svoje izvorne prihode boljom naplatom poreza. Upravo kroz ovaj projekat 40 opština i gradova dobiće priliku da srede evidenciju o poreskim obveznicima što će omogućiti bolju naplatu prihoda“, rekao je Ružić.
Projekat će trajati četiri godine, a već sada je izvesno da će dobijeni novac gradovi i opštine ulagati u infrastrukturne projekte, koji će biti korisni za sve stanovnike tih lokalnih samouprava.
„Projekat Reforma poreza na imovinu deo je naše nove strategije u saradnji sa Srbijom, koja će biti aktuelna od 2018. do 2021. godine. Za ovaj period smo izdvojili 91 milion evra. Time će naša podrška Srbiji premašiti 300 miliona evra, za proteklih 30 godina koliko smo već ovde“, rekao je Filip Ge, ambasador Švajcarske u Srbiji.
Projekat sprovodi International Management Group
