Be responsible campaign to be extended, funds for landscaping of Ćemovsko Polje Park provided

Podgorica, Montenegro (11 April 2014) – The campaign “Be responsible. It’s up to you. Grey economy 0%” will be extended by the end of 2014, Montenegro’s Cabinet decided at its yesterday’s session.

Since the beginning of the campaign, citizen have reported more than 1000 irregularities regarding fiscal accounts, moonlighting, and violation of consumer rights ,on the basis of which inspection authorities have issued fines worth over EUR 300.000.

Based on the Government's decision, one half of this amount will be invested in three socially beneficial projects for which citizens were able to vote from 1 February until 31 March. The projects are:

-Purchase of gastroenterology and colonoscopy equipment for the Child Care Institute of the Montenegrin Clinical Centre;
-Reconstruction and redesign of day-care centres for children and youth with disabilities in the municipalities of Cetinje, Nikšić, and Plav;
-Landscaping of the Ćemovsko Polje Park.

Signing of the contracts for the implementation of these projects is scheduled for late April, following the finalisation of appropriate legal and project documentation.

The next socially beneficial project to be implemented is the reconstruction and redesign of the psycho-geriatrics department of the Retirement Home in Risan.

Citizens can report illegal economic practices via the mobile and web app Be Responsible (Budi odgovoran) or phone numbers of the Administration for Inspection Affairs (080 555 555) and Tax Authority (19707).

The campaign “Be responsible. It’s up to you. Grey economy 0%” is part of the project “Citizen Involvement in Fight against Grey Economy”, which is being implemented by the Government of Montenegro, Faculty of Electrical Engineering Podgorica, and UNDP Montenegro.