DPM Simović: Due to growth of Montenegrin economy, more money for agriculture, health, education and overall development

Podgorica, Montenegro (2 February 2020) -- One of the concrete effects of the achieved growth of Montenegrin economy is further growth of the Agrobudget, which amounts to EUR 61 million for this year and its increase of EUR 8.3 million, compared to the previous year, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Policy and Financial System and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Milutin Simović.

"We have another EUR 4 million from the national budget, due to the achieved growth of our economy. The economic growth results in more money for healthcare - new equipment in healthcare, an expanded list of medicines, more money and for education - the construction of new kindergartens and schools, higher salaries for employees in education and healthcare, pensions without a day's delay, and seeing the room for their increase. The result of our economy growth is an increase in the minimum wage, more new modern roads and other numerous implemented capital projects, particularly the finalisation of works on the first section of the motorway ... " the Deputy Prime Minister stated on Radio Montenegro in the radio program "Nedeljom o selu i poljoprivredi", which was dedicated to the recently adopted Agrobudget for 2020.

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PUBLIC RELATIONS SERVICE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MONTNEEGRO