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PM Marković: Government will not change its housing policy

Published on: Sep 6, 2019 9:59 PM Author: PR Service
Podgorica, Montenegro (6 September 2019) -- Prime Minister Duško Marković said that the Government will not change the housing policy that has existed for decades, thanks to which the housing issues of not only public officials but also officials and employees in education, health, military, police, as well as pensioners and socially disadvantaged categories, have been addressed.

“As for state officials - they are obliged by law to report their property to the Anti-Corruption Agency and this information is available to public and interested public and state institutions. Therefore, if someone acquires property illegally especially on the basis of public money, they will be held accountable for that. With regard to our housing policy, it has not been invented, it has not existed since yesterday. This policy has existed in Montenegro for decades, it is not just the policy pursued by this Government. In this way, the State of Montenegro has been solving the housing issues of the employees of the state administration and even the officials for decades and in line with the regulations that have been passed. These regulations were not challenged and they are in force, they are not defined by this Government, but passed by some others and we are implementing them. The Government is the largest employer in the country. The Government has over 40,000 public servants who are not pests of the State, but people who contribute to this State. These public servants work on the projects like this and not those who boycott the Parliament, not those who strike and oppose this Government and the authorities. While I am in charge of the Government, the housing policy will be promoted as a key policy of encouraging the state administration to work in the interest of the State. Whenever someone does something illegal, there is the Prosecutor's Office and the judiciary to deal with it,” the Prime Minister told the press.

When asked if the Government changed yesterday the announced policy on concessions on two small hydro power plants, he said that was not the case. "These are contracts in force that are not disputed under the law. These are two concessions for mini hydro power plants below one megawatt, I think they are somewhere below 800 and 900 kilowatts. Such facilities are practically invisible and do not produce any serious damage or endanger the environment,” the Prime Minister said.

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