14 minutes agoGovernment: We have consensus on coalition, 100% tax remains
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)The Kosovo government has shown interest in co-ordinating activities with the United States, but has shown no signs of tax evasion of 100 percent, which was imposed after Serbia's aggressive campaign against the state of Kosovo. In this matter, a meeting between the prime minister [...] is expected to be held during the week.
In this matter, a meeting between Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj, Parliament Speaker Kadri Veselini is expected during the week, as well as US Ambassador Philip Costett writes today “Koha Ditore”.
The US has already asked the government to immediately suspend the tax, to give the chance to reach agreement between Kosovo and Serbia in the first part of this year.
But despite statements by several ruling party exhibitors seeking tax review, the prime minister's office has insisted that there is consensus within coalition partners for continuing this move.
“Tax policy is not the policy of one institutional leader, but of many leaders, parties and institutions in the country. There is strong consensus and support within the coalition for the continuation of this policy, but even outside coalition”, said Avni Arifi, adviser to Prime Minister Haradinaj.
