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THE COUNTRY: ECONOMIC POLICY
NAI specifically indicated on irresponsible
and illegal managing of
forests. The Audit confirmed that,
during the period between 2007
and 2012, the Forest Administration
illegally and in a non-transparent
manner allowed the use of
forests. NAI noticed that none of
the controlled contracts on concession
were protected by the guarantee,
which is not in accordance with
the Law on Concessions.
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“The audit determined that the government
gave its consent for the
concession on the use of forests
before official establishment and
registration of the company ‘Vektra
Jakić’ – Pljevlja and publishing and
deciding on the case bid,” stated
Dragan Brković, owner of the company “Vektra Jakić” received an
ungrounded waver in the amount of more than 1,670,000 euros for
concession fees for forest exploitation.
the report of the National Audit Institution. The contract with this company has more “annexes,”
which define duties of concessioners, while the audit determined that these documents did not
have dates, that they were not verified or signed by any side, and were not filed. The Administration
for Forests changed “annexes of contracts” several times and reduced decisions on calculated
concession fees without explanation. The calculating of the concession fee was illegal, in
some cases retroactive, so duties were reduced for concessioners during the period between
2007 and 2012, from more than a 1,742,000 euros. Out of this amount, more than 1,670,000
euros was illegally forgiven to “Vektra Jakić.” Although this company did not pay even one rate
of the concession compensation for a period of three years, the Administration for Forests did
not initiate the proceeding for revocation of the concession.
In 2012, contracts were signed to give the forests for use to companies that did not respect previous
contracts and companies that had accumulated losses and debts to the country.
Forest concessioners owed more than 4.5 million euros at the end of 2012, according to data
from the Tax Administration, while this amount was more than 18 million euros last year. As
stated by the Tax Administration, 11 million euros probably would never be paid. According to
information from media, the Special National Prosecution Office is currently dealing with the
report of the National Audit Institution and with the manner of allocation of concessions.
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