"Golden key" to the municipality of Bijelo Polje for openness, cooperation with neighbors and development projects

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Details: 04 October 2022

The municipality of Bijelo Polje was awarded with the prestigious award of the 12th Danube Business Forum - "Golden Key" for openness, cooperation with neighbors and development projects.

This award was handed to chief of the Office for Local Economic Development of the Municipality of Bijelo Polje Dalibor Đogović in Novi Sad, and apart from Bijelo Polje, this year's "Golden Key" winners are Prnjavor, Pula, Kragujevac and Kraljevo.

The twelfth Danube Business Forum is organized with the aim of affirming prosperity and improving regional cooperation.

Dalibor Đogović thanked the organizers of the 12th Danube Business Forum for the award, and pointed out that it is proof of the dedicated work of the local administration in improving the business environment in Bijelo Polje. He stated that the Municipality of Bijelo Polje will continue with the implementation of development projects, with the aim that Bijelo Polje become recognized also as a regional tourist center.

Also, during the second day of the business forum, at a panel discussion with the theme "Open cities of the Balkans", Dalibor Đogović presented key capital projects that are being implemented in Bijelo Polje, as well as digital solutions which helped Municipality to improve its work and raise the level of transparency. Using examples, he explained how access to public services was made easier for citizens and said that work will continue to be done on the introduction of similar solutions.

The meeting gathered eminent experts, representatives of business, diplomacy, politics, science, culture and media from Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia.

The patrons of the meeting are the Chamber of Commerce of Serbia and the Provincial Secretariat for the Economy of Vojvodina.

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT

APPLICATION FORM FOR BUSINESS ZONES

CONTACT:

OFFICE FOR LOCAL ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT

TelL: +382 69 840 551

E-mail: kler@bijelopolje.co.me

REAL ESTATES

ACCOMODATION:

e-CADASRE

e-LICENSE

USFULL LINKS:

Municipality of Bijelo Polje

Municipal Assembly of Bijelo Polje

Secretariat for the regulation of the area of Bijelo Polje Municipality

Government of Montenegro

Investment Development Fund

Tourist organization Bijelo Polje

Tourism organisation of Montenegro

Chamber of economy of Montenegro

UNDP

Union of municipatilies

Secretariat for Development Projects

Montenegrin employers federation

Employment Office of Montenegro

Portal Prekoveze

Portal zaposli.me

Association of montenegrin managers

Association of business women of Montenegro

Association of Entrepreneurs of Montenegro

BIJELO POLJE WEATHER

R E L I E F S:

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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