Talks with IMF delegation continue

Officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will continue talks with government officials in order to find a solution for Serbia’s budget deficit. According to government officials, Belgrade is still looking to avoid having to increase the VAT rates and other taxes. Talks with IMF delegation continue Economy Minister Mladjan Dinkic told B92 that a deficit of 4.5 percent of the gross domestic product can be covered with a decrease in the number of employees in the state administration, and that about 10 percent of the administration will be made redundant at the beginning of next year. Dinkic said that the majority of questions regarding the IMF have been agreed upon, and that they must now reach an agreement on what the budget deficit will be for the end of the year. On Thursday, the IMF mission will be speaking with Education Minister Zarko Obradovic, who has announced that he will be talking about the plan of rationalizing the number of employees in the education sector. “This means that there will be a rationalization in the number of people, the number of sectors and networks of schools. This would be realized during the next school year. We would do some things on our own, and some would be done with the National Education Council and based on the available financial assets of the Serbian government,” Obradovic said. The Education Minister added that his idea is to solve the problem of excess workers without having to make employees redundant. “One way is to have the excess employees work in the education of adults,” Obradovic said. (Beta archive)

Talks with IMF delegation continue

Economy Minister Mlađan Dinkić told B92 that a deficit of 4.5 percent of the gross domestic product can be covered with a decrease in the number of employees in the state administration, and that about 10 percent of the administration will be made redundant at the beginning of next year.

Dinkić said that the majority of questions regarding the IMF have been agreed upon, and that they must now reach an agreement on what the budget deficit will be for the end of the year.

On Thursday, the IMF mission will be speaking with Education Minister Žarko Obradović, who has announced that he will be talking about the plan of rationalizing the number of employees in the education sector.

“This means that there will be a rationalization in the number of people, the number of sectors and networks of schools. This would be realized during the next school year. We would do some things on our own, and some would be done with the National Education Council and based on the available financial assets of the Serbian government,” Obradović said.

The Education Minister added that his idea is to solve the problem of excess workers without having to make employees redundant.

“One way is to have the excess employees work in the education of adults,” Obradović said.