Angelovska: Progressive tax is not scrapped, focused on designing a fair, efficient and comprehensive solution


Progressive tax is not scrapped, but put on hold. Efforts in the coming period will be focused on designing an optimal solution, a fair, efficient and comprehensive one, North Macedonia’s Finance Minister Nina Angelovska told the public broadcasting service. The minister of finance added that the government’s decision on progressive taxation demonstrates sobriety and decision-making …

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Popovski on “freezing” fair tax: Such measures are taken only by far-right governments


University Professor Nikola Popovski, former senior SDSM official, views the government’s move to “freeze” progressive taxation as wrong. He says such measures are only taken by far-right governments, although the headquarters on Ilinden Street, according to him, was under pressure in this case from just a small group of people burdened with taxation. Popovski says …

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FM Angelovska: Allocation of public revenues for citizens and strong support for business


Newly appointed Finance Minister Nina Angelovska elaborating the proposal for amending the budget before lawmakers, said it provides allocation of greater share of public revenues to citizens, direct investment in people’s needs and potentials and strong financial support for business to create new jobs as well as payment of higher salaries in the private sector …

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Tevdovski: The Ministry of Finance is fully committed to reforms


North Macedonia’s Finance Minister Dragan Tevdovski, commenting on the likely change of officials announced for the central and local government, said he was satisfied with the reforms implemented within the Ministry and its bodies, which, he added, were fully committed to reforms. “The Ministry of Finance is fully committed to reforms, and digitalization of processes …

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Tevdovski: The Government’s main priority is the salary increase


The Government’s main priority is the salary increase and that is why we undertake series of measures in this regard, including the increase of the minimum wage but also establishment of a legal mechanism for its regular alignment, said North Macedonia’s Finance Minister Dragan Tevdovski in an interview with Radio Free Europe. Finance Minister Tevdovski …

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World Bank Executive on an official visit to North Macedonia


World Bank Executive Director Koen Davidse is on an official visit to the Republic of North Macedonia on March 11th and 12th. Aside from his meeting Finance Minister Dragan Tevdovski, Davidse is to meet other country’s high officials. Davidse is scheduled to meet PM Zoran Zaev, Deputy PM Kocho Angjushev, central bank governor Anita Angelovska-Bezoska and …

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Tevdovski: Progressive tax to be introduced for income over MKD 90,000


The Macedonian Government is introducing a progressive income tax, Finance Minister Dragan Tevdovski told a news conference Saturday. MKD 90,000 is the threshold income above which the tax will shift by an additional 8 percent. Minister Tevdovski presented the tax reform saying that most citizens will pay the same tax as before, with the increased …

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Tevdovski: Budget review ensures about EUR 50 million in financial support for municipalities


The Government adopted the budget review on October 13. Expenditures and revenues decrease by 0.5 percent, the deficit is maintained at 2.7 percent, while economic growth is projected at 2.8 percent. Finance Minister Dragan Tevdovski said in the review elaboration that the adjustments have been made while taking into consideration political developments in the country, …

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Tevdovski: The budget rebalance will improve the financial situation of the municipalities


The budget rebalance will provide support for 51 percent of the reported, but unpaid liabilities of the municipalities. Three billion denars are projected for schools, kindergartens, cultural centers and other institutions that are under the jurisdiction of local self-governments, Finance Minister Dragan Tevdovski announced today. As Tevdovski pointed out at the press conference in the …

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Tevdovski: Budget rebalance will not affect the construction of the Skopje-Blace highway


A draft budget rebalance for 2018, adopted at yesterday’s government session, revises the GDP growth to 2.8 percent, maintains the deficit at 2.7% and cuts expenditures and revenues for 0.5%. The rebalance aims to revise the expenditures, which will provide financial support for municipalities and the health insurance (FZOM), pension (PIOM) funds and the employment …

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FM Tevdovski: 72 projects in 41 municipalities have been implemented from 2017 to 2018


Kindergartens, public facilities, water supply networks, local roads are part of the capital investments realized over the past year through the Municipal Services Improvement Project. The Finance Ministry has said that 72 capital projects in 41 municipalities have been implemented through the project from June 2017 up to June 2018. “Over the past year, thousands …

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Tevdovski: US$33,4 million in grants for construction of kindergartens


Finance Minister Dragan Tevdovski announced Monday grants for construction of new kindergartens and overhaul of existing ones. The World Bank project worth US$ 33,4 million would also be used for enhancement of curricula and training of staff in pre-school institutions, as well as for local social services. “The World Bank mission is currently assessing the …

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