Friday, 23 December 2016 18:50

Committee on Economy, Finance and Budget holds its Second Meeting

A number of acts considered

Committee on Economy, Finance and Budget held it second meeting, during which it considered and decided to propose to the Parliament to adopt the following acts:

- Proposal for the Law on the 2015 Final Budget Statement of Montenegro, along with the Report on Audit of the Proposal for the Law on the 2015 Final Budget Statement of Montenegro and Annual Report on performed audits and activities of the State Audit Institution of Montenegro, for the period October 2015 - October 2016;

- Proposal for the 2017 Budget Law of Montenegro, with amendment of the Committee which has become an integral part of the Proposal for the Law wording;

- Proposal for the Law on the Reprogramming of Tax Claims, with amendment of the Committee which has become an integral part of the Proposal for the Law wording;

- Proposal for the Law on Amendments to the Excise Law;      

- Proposal for the Law on Amendment to the Law on Value Added Tax;

- Proposal for the Law on Amendments to the Law on Personal Income Tax;

Proposal for the Law on Amendments to the Law on Public Sector Salaries, with two amendments which have become an integral part of the Proposal for the Law wording;     

- Proposal for the Law on (Article 137, paragraph 3 of the Rules of Procedure);

- Proposal for the Law on Auditing, with amendment of the Committee which has become an integral part of the Proposal for the Law wording;

- Proposal for the Law on Amendment to the Law on Legal Protection of Industrial Design;

- Proposal for the Law on Amendments to the Trademark Law; 

- Proposal for the Law on Amendments to the Patent Law; 

- Proposal for the Law on Amendments to the Law on Electronic Communications; 

- Proposal for the Decision on awarding the Hydrocarbons Production Concession Contract in the offshore of Montenegro for blocks 4219-26 and 4218-30, along with the Proposal for the Hydrocarbons Production Concession Contract in the offshore of Montenegro for blocks 4219-26 and 4218-30, the Proposal for the Joint Operating Agreement, and the Proposal for the Accounting Agreement;

- Report on the implementation of the 2014-2020 Regional Development Strategy in 2015;

During the discussion on the Proposal for the Budget for the next year, in line with Article 21 of the Law on Budget and Fiscal Responsibility, the Committee learned about the proposal for measures for rehabilitation of budgetary deficit and public debt.

In line with Article 137 of the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament of Montenegro, the Committee submitted the Opinion on the Proposal for the Law on Amendments to the Law on Social and Child Welfare to the lead committee - Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare.

Also, in line with Article 71 of the Law on Central Bank of Montenegro, the Committee discussed the Financial Plan of the Central Bank of Montenegro for the next year.