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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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9.00 - sitting of the Committee on Spatial Planning, Transport, Infrastructure and Telecommunications (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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9.20 - press conference of the NEW DSS – POKS (NADA) Parliamentary Group (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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9.30 - sitting of the European Integration Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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9.30 - sitting of the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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10.00 - press conference of the Ecological Uprising Parliamentary Group (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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10.30 - sitting of the Foreign Affairs Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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12.00 - public hearing of the Culture and Information Committee on the topic: Public interview with the proposed candidates for Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media Council members (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street, Small Hall)
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15.00 - sitting of the Culture and Information Committee (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street, Small Hall)
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15.30 - the PFG with Italy, the Holy See and the Sovereign Order of Malta meets with the Italian delegation to the Central European Initiative Parliamentary Dimension (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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16.00 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Head of the EU Delegation to receive the EC Report on Serbia’s Progress in 2025 (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)
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16.20 - press statements on the delivered EC Report on Serbia’s Progress in 2025 (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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17.00 - press conference of the Green-Left Front – Don’t Let Belgrade D(r)own and Movement of Free Citizens (PSG) – Party of Democratic Action of Sandzak (SDA Sandzak) – Party for Democratic Action (PDD) parliamentary groups (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)