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Tonight, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced that all retirees will receive 5,000 dinars each before December 19, before the feast of St. Nicholas.
“1.72 million pensioners will receive help. That help will be useful for those with smaller pensions,” Vucic told RTS.
He stated that 75 million euros were provided for the payment of one-time assistance to pensioners.
He added that from January of next year, pensioners will receive an increase according to the law of 5.9 percent.
Another minimum for employees in tourism
Vučić also said on RTS that the tourism industry will receive support from the sector in another minimum for employees and the payment will be in ten days.
He said that travel agencies, guides, car rental agencies, catering and hoteliers will receive this help.
“72,500 employees will receive the minimum wage,” Vucic said.
He assessed that it was a great help from the state.
Assistance to the private sector is being considered in January
Vučić said he was also considering helping the private sector in January.
“I think we will find a way to help the private sector. I am more in favor of one-time benefits, even if they are smaller, because they cannot be large, but changing tax policy brings additional uncertainty,” Vucic said.
Expect Serbia to have the highest cumulative growth
He added that he expects the forecasts of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to be fulfilled, that Serbia will have the highest accumulated growth of gross domestic product (GDP) in Europe in the next three years, of 9.6 percent.
Vučić said the state is trying to repay the entire 300 million euro loan, which was taken from Azerbaijan for the Čačak – Ljig highway, before the end of this year.
“We have paid a little more than half of that loan, now we want to pay the entire debt, because the interest rate of four percent, taken in 2011, is not easy,” he said.
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