"Budget deficit to total 4 percent of GDP in 2014"

Krstic must have forgotten his Economics 101 lesson about the danger of any budget deficits unless the money is borrowed and invested in assets which will provide a return above the borrowing cost.He should be talking about a goal of balancing Serbia's budget

What Serbia can do to help its budget is to repeal the unilateral implementation of the SAA agreement from 2008. Even the EU politicians mentioned it was only done to help Boris Tadic's party at the elections. After it got what it wanted through the maneuver, it immediately cancelled/froze the agreement on its side, and Serbia is left without custom revenue for imported EU goods.
Nebojsa Malic says in his latest piece on antiwar.com: "The decision to unilaterally implement the SAA – signed then immediately suspended by the EU in March 2008 – to allow customs-free imports from the EU, has not only laid waste to Serbia’s budget, but devastated domestic industry and agriculture."

There is no reason for Serbia to keep up its unilateral part which is harming it. Serbia fell for a tactic ruse only meant to boost voter support to a political party it preferred.

Serbia needs to collect customs on imported EU goods again. Only if and when it's an EU member should it drop it if it has to.

If Serbia's desperate for revenue why does it keep up the lopsided agreement?
Quickly cancel it like the EU did on its behalf. Serbia lost over 5 years worth of that revenue for NOTHING.

"Serbia needs to collect customs on imported EU goods again. Only if and when it's an EU member should it drop it if it has to. "
(ida, 22 August 2013 04:40)

Ever thought about that 'collecting customs' is nothing like an additional sales tax for these goods, payed by the buyers, i.e. Serbian customers. Might be good for the state, but on the expense of the consumers.

What Serbia can do to help its budget is to repeal the unilateral implementation of the SAA agreement from 2008. Even the EU politicians mentioned it was only done to help Boris Tadic's party at the elections. After it got what it wanted through the maneuver, it immediately cancelled/froze the agreement on its side, and Serbia is left without custom revenue for imported EU goods.
Nebojsa Malic says in his latest piece on antiwar.com: "The decision to unilaterally implement the SAA – signed then immediately suspended by the EU in March 2008 – to allow customs-free imports from the EU, has not only laid waste to Serbia’s budget, but devastated domestic industry and agriculture."

There is no reason for Serbia to keep up its unilateral part which is harming it. Serbia fell for a tactic ruse only meant to boost voter support to a political party it preferred.

Serbia needs to collect customs on imported EU goods again. Only if and when it's an EU member should it drop it if it has to.

If Serbia's desperate for revenue why does it keep up the lopsided agreement?
Quickly cancel it like the EU did on its behalf. Serbia lost over 5 years worth of that revenue for NOTHING.

"Serbia needs to collect customs on imported EU goods again. Only if and when it's an EU member should it drop it if it has to. "
(ida, 22 August 2013 04:40)

Ever thought about that 'collecting customs' is nothing like an additional sales tax for these goods, payed by the buyers, i.e. Serbian customers. Might be good for the state, but on the expense of the consumers.

Krstic must have forgotten his Economics 101 lesson about the danger of any budget deficits unless the money is borrowed and invested in assets which will provide a return above the borrowing cost.He should be talking about a goal of balancing Serbia's budget