Mayor says he "won't quit" over financing

Belgrade Mayor Dragan Đilas, DS, says that he "believes in an arrangement to finance the capital city".

Izvor: Veèernje novosti

Sunday, 24.05.2009.

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Belgrade Mayor Dragan Djilas, DS, says that he "believes in an arrangement to finance the capital city". For this reason, he told daily Vecernje Novosti, "there will be no reason for him to quit his job". Mayor says he "won't quit" over financing Asked whether he intended to stick by his promise that he would resign as mayor should the government cut the Belgrade budget by RSD 7bn, Djilas said he "believes in an arrangement". "This issue will be solved next week. I believe we will reach an agreement with PM Cvetkovic and Minister Dragutinovic so that all cities see their transfers decreased by the same or similar percentage," he said. According to Djilas, this would be a "fair principle". "Therefore, I expect the sum to be taken away from Belgrade to be significantly less than RSD 7bn," he concluded.

Mayor says he "won't quit" over financing

Asked whether he intended to stick by his promise that he would resign as mayor should the government cut the Belgrade budget by RSD 7bn, Đilas said he "believes in an arrangement".

"This issue will be solved next week. I believe we will reach an agreement with PM Cvetković and Minister Dragutinović so that all cities see their transfers decreased by the same or similar percentage," he said.

According to Đilas, this would be a "fair principle".

"Therefore, I expect the sum to be taken away from Belgrade to be significantly less than RSD 7bn," he concluded.

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