Budget

Tag: Budget

The official mayor of Belgrade, Aleksandar Šapić, deals with roundabouts. While the city is in chaos, Šapić himself is making rounds - he can only be seen at water polo.

Beograd

17.September 2026 B. B.

Another billion from the budget reserve: Is the City of Belgrade bankrupt?

In the solution of the Government of Serbia, no concrete problems were mentioned, due to which Belgrade needs additional money

31.August 2026 B. B.

The budget increased by 4,7 percent through rebalancing

According to new projections, the Serbian economy should record a growth of 3,3 percent of the gross domestic product in 2026.

Siniša Mali to the bench in the hall of the National Assembly

Budget rebalancing

24.August 2026 MLJ

Is the regime "buying votes" with the new budget before the elections

Rebalancing of the budget of the Republic of Serbia is adopted by the Parliament. The proposal represents a number of changes, especially regarding the Expo and the national stadium. The opposition thinks that these changes are buying voters

Expo 2027

20.August 2026 B. B.

For every dinar invested in the Expo, the state will allegedly receive 1,91 dinars

It is estimated that the state's investment of two billion euros in the Expo will also attract private investments in approximately the same amount - 1,83 billion euros to be exact.

President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić with a raised fist in front of the banner

Budget of Serbia

05.August 2026 Anja Mihic

On top of that, Serbia increased its public debt by almost two billion euros in half a year

Serbia's public debt is growing, is it growing, and the state is announcing new "gifts" for citizens - billions of dinars in one-off pre-election aid

Budget of Serbia

05.August 2026 MLJ

Rewriting the budget: What state money has been spent on since the beginning of 2026

Since the beginning of the year, the Government of Serbia has changed its priorities regarding projects financed from the budget

Assembly of Belgrade

25.June 2026 B. B.

The voted rebalancing of the Belgrade budget and the controversial plan for the Bajdina forest area

With 59 votes, the Assembly of Belgrade adopted the Detailed Regulation Plan for the area in Mirijevo

Public Transport

24.June 2026 B. B.

Jovanović (CLS): Belgrade alone spends a quarter of its budget on public transport

By rebalancing the budget of Belgrade, 50 billion dinars will be allocated to carriers

International Monetary Fund

16.June 2026 B. B.

IMF: Urgently evaluate the finances of the City of Belgrade

The International Monetary Fund is requesting an urgent assessment of the financial position of the City of Belgrade in order to mitigate fiscal risks before the next budget cycle.

Recruits of the Serbian Army are standing in uniform

Military service

09.May 2026. KS

New economy: Money for military service diverted to sports, clinics and art purchases

The Government of Serbia diverted money for military service to other activities. Where, instead of the army, are the funds from the budget going

Budget allocation

03.march 2026 S. Ć.

Ministry of Culture: 138,5 million dinars for Hilandar

For this year's work on the Hilandar monastery, the Ministry of Culture will allocate 138,5 million dinars, and then as much as will be needed to start the work on the depot

Public Debt

10.February 2026. KS

There is no lying in Vranje, there is - a big debt

The total public debt of local governments in Serbia at the end of last year was 48 billion dinars. Vranje is by far the biggest debtor in the south of the country, and how is it in other parts

The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, and the Mayor of Belgrade, Aleksandar Šapić

Economy

14.January 2026 IN THE

New economy: The IMF introduces supervision over the finances of the City of Belgrade

At the request of the International Monetary Fund, the Government of Serbia accepted that the operations of the city of Belgrade and its public companies be subjected to an external audit - due to the sudden increase in debts, delayed payments and fiscal risks.

Interview

06.January 2026 Sonja Ciric

Jelena Medaković: 2025 is a warning for everyone who will decide on Bitef and Fest

The festival remake in February, the introduction of festival artistic directors, fairer distribution of the budget, are some of the announcements for 2026 by the secretary of culture of Belgrade, Jelena Medaković

Interview: Nikola Jovanović

25.December 2025 Danilo Savic

Why Belgrade is rapidly deteriorating

"Every social measure is financed by reducing capital investments, not by reducing corruption or by making the administration cheaper and more efficient. Expenditures in the budget for the bureaucracy are 27,1 billion dinars, which is about 14 percent of the total budget. That is a record! The administration has become more expensive, and that means higher prices for utilities and property taxes. The payment to transporters from the budget for next year is around 400 million euros, another infamous record."

Budget of the City of Belgrade

22.December 2025 KS

Simić: And the new budget of Belgrade is a tool for extracting money into private pockets

Councilors of the Belgrade City Assembly adopted the budget for 2026. While the councilors of the ruling coalition praise him, the councilor of the Movement of Free Citizens, Stefan Simić, tells "Vreme" that the government has once again created a platform for extracting money into private pockets.

Economy

19.December 2025 IN THE

Capital witchcraft projects: Funds for the Kalenić Market as for the Main Bus Station

For the extension of the Kalenić market, which is more like an installation, 3,08 billion dinars will be spent from the city budget in the next three years, of which 1,17 billion will be spent in the next year, CLS said.

Interview: Nikola Radin

18.December 2025 Filip Mirilović

Budget of Belgrade - ATM for the privileged

From the auditing point of view, the biggest failure in the management of the city in the last few years is the absence of a functional management system. There is no clear and consistent connection between set goals, planning and actual spending of budget funds. The performance is almost not measured at all, it is not monitored whether the spent money produced the expected results, and risk management is practically neglected. This is compounded by the fact that laws and regulations are violated at almost every step

Pensions

01.December 2025 Bojan Bednar

Increasing pensions: Care of the state or fight for votes?

The average pension this year amounts to 47,3 percent of the average salary, so a 12,2 percent increase in pensions will benefit pensioners, according to "Vremena" interlocutors.

Enrollment in faculties

17.October 2025 IN THE

The government made it possible for students with less than 48 points to enroll in the budget

The Government of Serbia has given its consent to the 2025/2026 school year. In 2018, exceptionally, students who did not achieve the legal minimum of 48 ECTS points will enroll at the expense of the budget, announced the Ministry of Education. The decision was made at the proposal of student organizations, with the explanation that the conditions for taking the exam last year were difficult

Expo 2027

06.October 2025 B. B.

Opposition: Scandalous bill on Expo

The opposition warns that with the proposed law on the Expo, the government plans to put the facilities at the Expo into operation without use permits

Contributions to regime dishonor

03.September 2025 Sonja Ciric

Government boycotts culture, culture boycotts government

At the beginning of February, at the time of large protests, the Government of Serbia adopted a decision by which it takes away 25 percent of the little money it has allocated to culture in order to transfer it to the budget reserve. Without reason or explanation. All sectors of culture suffered: 75 million dinars were taken from local culture, 34 million dinars from publishing, almost 28 million dinars from cultural heritage protection, 20 million dinars from film, and so on.

Beograd

16.July 2025 B. B.

Why Belgrade still does not have an open budget

"In 2025, when almost every European capital has a publicly accessible budget portal, Belgrade will still function according to the principles of a closed cash register," warns the organization Belgrade in Movement

SAD

16.July 2025 Nikola Lunić, geopolitics and security consultant

The largest defense budget in the history of civilization

American defense allocations will put a strong pressure on all members of the Alliance to meet the new NATO allocation standard as soon as possible because they could face unpredictable consequences

A deceptive victory for the Trump administration

09.July 2025 Slobodan Kostic

Justice for the rich

Since money has more value in America than in other parts of the world, budget allocation is not only a matter of the functioning of the state, but a matter of the priorities of those in power. The rich will have more, the poor even less, and all together will be more in debt than before

Francuska

04.June 2025 Ivan Šepić

Unbearable ease of loading

Since the verdict against Marine Le Pen and her National Assembly, which almost everyone has already somewhat forgotten, France has been rocked by increasingly dark affairs interspersed with mimes of Macron's (to say the least) bizarre adventures, all against the background of deep political turmoil and slight stumbling under the burden of the budget crisis and public debt. Even the recent victory of PSG in the Champions League could not pass without the "expectedly" tragic incidents, which is just another indicator of the far wider social crisis that France has fallen into.

The average net salary in May 2024 was 100.170 dinars.

Government of Serbia

28.May 2025. IN THE

New economy: Money of the BIA and the Serbian Army transferred to the account of the Government

The Government of Serbia, without any explanation, diverted more than 11 billion dinars from infrastructure, security and development projects to the budget reserve. This move coincides with the announcements of Aleksandar Vučić to increase pensions and salaries. Experts warn of a lack of transparency and possible misuse of the budget reserve mechanism