To combat the black economy, the state is re-launching a great “Take the Count and Win” prize game, in which citizens can become owners of prizes even more valuable than last time by collecting tax bills: a car “Fiat 500L”, an apartment in the settlement of the Zemun Gate or a luxury apartment in Belgrade on the water, Kurir finds out exclusively from the Government of Serbia.
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– Invoices will be valid from September 1 of this year. Now bigger and more prestigious awards will dominate. Among other things, 60 ‘Fiat 500L’ cars will be distributed, 10 apartments in the Zemunska Kapija settlement and two in Belgrade on the water – reveals our interlocutor.
Only adults participate
– Participants in the prize game will not pay the postal service when sending envelopes. There will be, like last time, two rounds, and all the packs that arrived in the first round of the draw will participate in the second. The rules are the same. The envelope must have 10 tax invoices, and each invoice must have a minimum of 100 dinars – explains our interlocutor and adds that the first round will be completed by the New Year.
The right to participate, as stated, shall be held by all adults with permanent or temporary residence in the territory of Serbia, except persons who are employed or otherwise contracted to work in the office of the Prime Minister of Serbia, the General Secretariat, the Ministry of Finance, the Directorate of Property of the Republic. , The Gaming Administration, the Tax Administration, the Serbian State Lottery, the Serbian Public Enterprises Post and the National Alliance for Local Economic Development (NALED), as well as members of the Commission for Monitoring the Regularity of Prizes and Determine the Winners.
Let us remind you that the “Count and Win” prize game was first organized in March 2017 with a prize fund worth 135 million dinars. The second cycle was organized in early 2018, had two rounds with four draws each, and up to 41 percent of citizens participated in the game, sending 11 million envelopes. In this cycle, 291 prizes were distributed for a total value of 257 million dinars.
Suppression of the gray economy
The prize game “Take the account and win” aims to repress the underground economy and raise awareness among citizens about the importance of issuing tax invoices, and that this objective is achieved, according to data from the Tax Administration. Thus, it should be remembered that during the previous awards game, a greater willingness of citizens to point out business cases outside the regulations was noted, since only in the period from January to April 2018, they presented 13 percent more applications than in the same period of 2017 and up to 55 percent. more than in 2016
SINIŠA MALI: Citizens, ask for an invoice with each purchase
l Finance Minister Siniša Mali confirmed to Kurir that the prize game begins with the message that citizens can now collect tax bills.
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– I invite you to do so in the largest possible quantity, because that way, on the one hand, you have the opportunity to win valuable prizes, and on the other, you contribute to the reduction of the gray economy. This means that we will have more funds to build hospitals, schools, roads, railways. Therefore, I urge my fellow citizens to ask for a tax invoice every time they make a purchase, if they have not received it before, because they have the right to do so. In this way, we want to raise awareness and point out the importance of taking tax cuts, because that also means a better quality of life – said Mali.
He stressed that the results of the previous prize game were excellent, so they still have high expectations.
RULES OF THE PRIZE GAME
Invoices will be valid from September 1. All adults with permanent or temporary residence on the territory of Serbia have the right to participate. Participants in the prize game will not pay the postal service when mailing the envelopes. There will be two rounds, and all packs will be received in the first round. account The minimum value of each account must be 100 dinars The first round will be completed by the New Year
