At its session held on 18 July 2005, the Finance Committee of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia discussed amendments submitted to the Bill Amending and Modifying the Act on the Budget System. A total of 44 amendments had been submitted to the Bill, of which the Committee endorsed six.

At today’s session, Committee members also discussed amendments submitted to the Bill Amending and Modifying the Act on the Budget of the Republic of Serbia for 2005, along with its associated proposals of decisions granting consent to:

a) Decision Amending the 2005 Financial Plan of the Republic Fund for Pension and Disability Insurance of Employees;

b) Decision Amending the 2005 Financial Plan of the Republic Fund for Pension and Disability Insurance of Farmers;

c) Decision Amending the 2005 Financial Plan of the Republic Fund for Pension and Disability Insurance of Private Entrepreneurs;

d) Decision Amending the 2005 Financial Plan of the Republic Health Insurance Agency, and

e) Decision Amending and Modifying the 2005 Financial Plan of the National Employment Service.

The Finance Committee endorsed three amendments of a total of 37 submitted to the Bill Amending and Modifying the Act on the Budget of the Republic of Serbia for 2005.