Photo: Tanjug/ Sava RadovanovićOver the past four years, 31,5 million euros were issued for the Church of St. Sava from the budget reserve alone. Thus, the figure of state investment rose to at least 75,5 million euros
Three days ago, 212,4 million dinars, or 1,8 million euros, were allocated from the budget reserve for the continuation of works in the Church of St. Sava in Belgrade. From 2020 to today, the state has paid an additional 31,5 million euros from budget reserves for the Temple alone, it says The new economy.
Funds from the reserve, which were intended for fines and penalties of the state according to the decision of the courts, were distributed in the name of grants to the Serbian Orthodox Church for the continuation of works in the Temple.
This is not the first time that funds have been transferred from the budget reserve to the name of the Serbian Orthodox Church for the performance of works "on" and "in" the Temple.
Namely, this was done last year in the amount of four million euros, in 2022 in the amount of 5,1 million euros, but also in 2021 and twice - once in April in the amount of 14,5 million and once in August, 6,1 million euros.
The current budget reserve in the republic budget serves to cover unplanned expenses during the year or for purposes for which it turns out that there is not enough money allocated in the budget.
State investments
The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, said in August 2020 that the state had invested 43 million euros in the construction of the Church of St. Sava in the previous three years (until then), and on that occasion announced that the works would be completed before the end of October of that (2020) year.
By simple calculation, only from 2020 until now, to the 43 million euros that the president presented to the public, another 31,5 million euros were added for the Temple of Saint Sava with money from the budget reserve, which means that the construction of the Temple has cost the state at least 75,5 million euros.
In addition, every year the state issues additional postage stamps "Construction of the Memorial Temple of St. Sava" and the proceeds from their sale are transferred to the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
The state issues these stamps on the basis of a decree, and the decree for their issuance was passed every year from 2016 to 2021, with the exception of 2020.
Thus, the Temple had additional income for construction from these funds as well.
Source: New Economy
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