Statement of the Minster of Finance, Igor Lukšić, after the extraordinary meeting of the Management Board of the Union of Employers of Montenegro

...It is an illusion to expect that the Government can solve all problems. If that were possible, Germany would not have recession and Italy and some other developed countries would not have deficit. We all together should seek for a way to adjust to the crisis and protect ourselves from its effects. In addition to what the Government has done, perhaps specific procedures in some sectors could be simplified as to stimulate investments. Employers should continue their direct communication with the banking sector and the Central Bank as to analyze preventive ways for responding to the crisis. The Government should do everything in its power to try to execute the budget planned for the next year in the best possible way. If we do this, we certainly wont be talking about a low growth. Government representatives cannot come to any employer and prescribe how many employees he should have. This would be a completely wrong approach. We will cut the taxes and contributions and in this way give incentives to employers not to layoff employees. We will also reduce some other items significant for businesses, which will facilitate doing business...