Chocolate: Removing the tax now would be strategic error

He said in an interview in Zone B that the tax should remain in force.

For me, it would be a strategic mistake to think of taking down tariffs right now. The peak of international pressure passed months ago, and during that period, the government has shown determination”.

If this government and this coalition have resisted such intense pressure from the United States so that the opportunity for a eventual agreement between Kosovo and Serbia has not been done, then what's the reason for such a thing to happen today? So I'm considering that the tax should remain in force”.

Colak also said that even the suspension of the tax is absurd, even the controversial idea of its suspension several days before the Paris Summit.

He added that her suspension cannot be held by the prime minister alone.

The decision belongs to the prime minister and the government, but also to the coalition partners, so the removal would not be the decision of Prime Minister” alone, Kosovo reports.

Bekim Colak also stressed that President Hashim Thaci has consistently been in defense of the tax, while “has demanded a minimum of understanding against the demands of international partners, to enable tax suspension, to provide an opportunity to continue dialogue”.