Ministry of Finance

BELGRADE - Serbia registered a 7.7 bln dinar budget surplus in October.

Between January and October, a 5.6 bln dinar deficit was registered, which is 21.9 bln dinars better than the planned 27.6 bln deficit under the supplementary budget law, the Ministry of Finance has said.

BELGRADE - Serbia's public debt amounted to 35.716 bln euros at the end of October 2023, accounting for 51.6 pct of the national GDP, according to figures released by the Ministry of Finance.

One month before, the public debt stood at 35.46 bln euros, accounting for 51.3 pct of GDP.

PARIS - Expo 2027 Belgrade CEO Dusan Borovcanin presented a report on Serbia's preparations for Expo 2027 and the event's new visual identity in Paris on Tuesday.

BELGRADE - Serbia registered a 13.4 bln dinar budget deficit between January and September, which is 115.4 bln dinars better than the planned 128.8 bln deficit, the Ministry of Finance has said.

Revenues totalled 1,372.6 bln dinars, while expenditures amounted to 1,386.0 bln dinars.

A 44.9 bln dinar deficit was registered in September, the ministry said in a statement.

BELGRADE - Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said on Monday his government wanted Air Serbia to be flying to 100 destinations on scheduled and charter flights in 2027, when the flagship carrier celebrates its 100th anniversary and when Serbia will be hosting EXPO 2027.

Mali said the number of Air Serbia flights and flight destinations was rising year by year.

BELGRADE - Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali announced Serbia would on Monday complete the paperwork required to acquire Etihad Airways' stake in Air Serbia.

The government plans to give an allowance to police officers who are in charge of checks at sports stadiums, as announced by the minister of citizen protection, Giannis Oikonomou, while speaking to Skai Television. 

"Police officers, among other civil servants and officials, will benefit from the increases we will have from January," he said.

Kostis Hatzidakis had made the war against tax evasion a priority before taking over the Ministry of Finance. It wouldn't be easy: There are a myriad of "clients" of the political system who are affected. Furthermore, if a war begins against the tax evasion of those who are easy to target, you never know where it might end up.

Police officers on duty at football stadiums will be entitled to an additional allowance for their work, under new government plans announced by Citizen Protection Minister Giannis Oikonomou.

The International Monetary Fund wants to increase contributions by its members by 50% to provide a financing resource to countries that need its help.