The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of Montenegro announced the First Public Call for the allocation of financial support for Measure 7 "Diversification of farms and business development", Sub-Measure 7.1 "Investment support for the development of rural tourism" of the Program for the Development of Agriculture and Rural Areas of Montenegro within the framework of IPARD III 2021–2027.

Representatives of the Municipality of Bijelo Polje and the Investment Agency of Montenegro will consider ways to improve interdepartmental cooperation, which will create conditions for bringing investors to Bijelo Polje, it was concluded at the meeting of President Petar Smolović with representatives of the Agency led by director Snežana Đurović.

The Chamber of Commerce of Montenegro in cooperation with partners: the Chamber of Commerce of Kosovo, NGO ETRI and Regional Business Center Berane implements the cross-border project "Skills for sustainable employment in the cross-border region of Montenegro and the Republic of Kosovo - Without borders! (NO BORDERS)”. The project is co-financed by the European Union and is implemented within the cross-border cooperation program IPA Montenegro - Kosovo 2014-2020 (IPA II), with the support of the Ministry of Finance - Directorate for Financing and Contracting of EU Aid Funds (CFCU) as the Contracting Authority.

The Chamber of Commerce of Montenegro together with partners: Chamber of Commerce of Kosovo, NGO ETRI and Regional Business Center Berane implements the cross-border project "Skills for sustainable employment in the cross-border region of Montenegro and the Republic of Kosovo - NO BORDERS! (NO BORDERS)", which is co-financed by the European of the Union and is implemented within the framework of the Cross-Border Cooperation Program Montenegro - Kosovo 2014-2020.

Representatives of the Municipality of Bijelo Polje, Dalibor Đogović, head of the Office for Local Economic Development, and Jasmin Šabanović from the EU Projects Office, participated in the first transnational In4Green meeting, which took place on October 25 and 26 in Spain. They stayed in the city of Aviles as part of a project implemented within the URBACT network of European cities.

Bijelo Polje has started the re-certification process under the BFC SEE program, which will confirm that the Municipality has a favorable business environment.

On September 20, the President of the Chamber of Commerce of Montenegro, Dr. Nina Drakić, and the President of the Municipality of Bijelo Polje, Mr. Petar Smolović, signed the Agreement on the implementation of the local self-government verification procedure in order to obtain a certificate of compliance with the BFC SEE standard.

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Municipal Decision on tax reliefs

Article 4

Companies and entrepreneurs referred to in Article 3 shall be introduced and identified the following financial incentives:

  • exemption from payment of communal fee for construction land,
  • exemption from payment of the fee for the use of municipal roads,
  • exemption from payment of surtax on personal income tax,
  • exemption from paying tax on real estate above 0.1% of the market value of the real estate.

Article 5

The tax exemption from Article 4 item 1 investor (company and entrepreneur) is realized in the amount up to 7,000.00 euros per one newly employed worker, or newly opened workplace, and can be used only if by investing, it increases the number of employees for 5 or more employees.

The incentives referred to in Article 4 item 2, 3 and 4 of this Decision shall also apply to existing companies and entrepreneurs in the area of ​​the Bijelo Polje municipality for the extension of the economic activity referred to in Article 3 of this Decision, and can only be used if the expansion increases the number of employees for 5 or more workers and is valid for a period of 3 (three) years.

Note: The new Regulation on Business Zones was adopted on December 13, 2016 and was published in the Official Journal of Montenegro, No. 77/2016.

The municipality is obliged to until 21.06.2018, in accordance with the Government Regulation, adopt a new Business Zone Decision.

We are also referring to the Decision on the fee for communal equipment for construction land that was published on 29.12.2015. in the "Official Journal of Montenegro - Municipal Regulations" No. 48/15.

Tax reliefs – New Government Regulation on business zones

Article 15

For employed people working in a business zones, the business zone user does not pay:

1) Contributions for compulsory social insurance for salaries (contributions for pension and disability insurance, contribution for health insurance, unemployment insurance contribution) and contributions for the Labor Fund;

2) Personal income tax;

The amount of the relief referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article can not exceed the maximum allowable aid intensity of 60% for medium and 70% for small companies, in accordance with the regulations governing state aid.

The user of the business zone may use the incentives referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, for a maximum period of five years from the date of employment of persons in the business zone.

For the employee referred to in paragraph 1, item 1 of this Article, the user of the business zone calculates, suspends and pays the employee from the earnings of the employee: the contribution for the pension and invasive insurance at the rate of 15,0% contribution to health insurance at a rate of 8.5% and contribution to insurance against unemployment at a rate of 0.5% upon payment of earnings.

The basis for calculating the contribution referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be gross employee earnings.

The user of the business zone pays the calculated surtax of income tax.

In addition to the relief referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the beneficiary of the business zone shall also exercise the right to other incentives in accordance with the law and special regulations governing state aid, although they must not exceed the maximum allowable amount of incentive in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article.

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