At the sitting held on 27 April, the Finance Committee discussed the particulars of the Bill amending and modifying the Republic of Serbia 2009 Budget Law, with its accompanying proposals of decisions granting consent to the decisions amending and modifying the 2009 financial plans, the Bill amending and modifying the Law on Tax on Use, Possession and Carrying of Goods, the Bill amending and modifying the Personal Income Tax Law, the Bill amending and modifying the Excise Tax Law and the Bill on temporary cut in pay i.e. wages, net fees and other income in public administration and the public sector.

The sitting was chaired by the Committee Chairman, Zoran Krasic, and attended by Minister of Finance Diana Dragutinovic and associates.

The deputies and the Government of the Republic of Serbia had submitted a total of 360 amendments (the deputies 356 and the Government 4 amendments) to the Bill amending and modifying the Republic of Serbia 2009 Budget Law, with its accompanying proposals of decisions granting consent to the decisions amending and modifying the 2009 financial plans. The Government and the Committee accepted 15 of the deputies’ amendments, and the Committee accepted the 4 amendments submitted by the Government and submitted an amendment of its own to article 5 of the Bill.

The Committee will continue discussing the remaining items on the agenda on Tuesday, 28 April 2009.