4 minutes agoHow did Serbia lie about the Kosovo Tax Administration? Speaking From the Ministry of Finance
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)In Serbian media a few days ago, news has circulated that Serbia has hampered the Kosovo Tax Administration's accession to the International Tax Administration Organisation (IOTA) in its General Assembly, which was held from July 1st to July 5th in Brussels. But the Ministry of Finance has exposed this news, saying [...]
News of ATK's failure to accept the organisation has been made known by Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali. He has expressed satisfaction with this decision and that Kosovo institutions are not legitimate according to him.
“has successfully managed to prevent the Kosovo Tax Administration's accession to the International Tax Administration Organisation (IOTA). This is excellent news for Serbia and even a confirmation that we have succeeded in showing even in this way the legitimacy of so-called Kosovo institutions. That way, therefore, we have proved that nothing is achieved by force and without agreement with official Belgrade nothing can be achieved”, the Serbian minister for the Serbian newspaper HINAs.
In an answer by the Ministry of Finance giving Periscope have spoken about this issue, saying it is only Serbia's next lie.
It is important to note that Kosovo has not applied to membership in this organisation and that this is also a next lie from Serbia and is not true. The IOTA as an organisation to its status, in the sixth article, has specified that membership is possible only by states which are UN member”, the ministry's answers are said.
According to the Kosovo Finance Ministry, in the IOTAï General Assembly it has been discussed that even non-member states in the UN can be admitted into this organisation.
The “in the IOTA General Assembly, which was held from July 1st to July 5th in Brussels, has been the modification of this article in order to become membership of other countries as well, and this point has not passed. After that, Kosovo has no longer applied to membership.
Periscopi has asked the ministry who has been participating in this delegation, but they have been reluctant to respond.
By contrast, the International Tax Administration Organisation (IOTA) was founded in 1996 as the Tax Administration Association in order to help Central and Eastern European countries establish successful tax directors. Currently, this organisation has 44 members./ P ERISCOPI/
