At the sitting held on 18 December, the Legislative Committee discussed in principle the Bill on the Budget of the Republic of Serbia for 2009, with its accompanying Memorandum on the Budget and Economic and Fiscal Policy for 2009, projections for 2010 and 2011 and proposals of decisions granting consent to financial plans for 2009 of the Republic Fund for Pension and Disability Insurance of Employees, the Republic Health Insurance Agency and National Employment Service, submitted by the Government.

The Committee unanimously ruled that the bills are in line with the constitutional and legal order of the Republic of Serbia and proposed that the National Assembly adopt the Bill on the Budget of the Republic of Serbia for 2009, with its accompanying documents, in principle.

The sitting was chaired by the Committee Chairman, Vlatko Ratkovic.