3 minutes agoDeep divisions within coalition, Albin Kurti makes tax decision without LDK consent
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Prime Minister Albin Kurti has appeared moments ago at the media conference, in which he has announced the government's decision leading to partially lift the 100 per cent fee on goods from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kurti has said that the decision was in advance agreed with [...]
Kurti has said that the decision made was in advance agreed with Vetevendosje Movement partner in the country's rule, the Democratic League of Kosovo.
He has made it known that he has announced the country's first deputy prime minister, Avdullah Hoti, for announcing the decision.
I've announced that today I'm going to go out with reciprocity position on one side, and the removal of the 100 percent fee for the first subject coming from Serbia, on the other hand”, Kurti said.
But that does not seem to be true.
Gazeta Blic's sources, within the Democratic League of Kosovo, have indicated that Kurti has not received their approval to partially remove the tax on Serbian goods.
This source has said, that the Democratic League of Kosovo has on the part of Kurti, called for the decision to be made for the total removal of the tax on Serbian goods.
According to this source, this has even been the reason no LDK official has attended the conference of Prime Minister Kurti.
Our request was to remove the entire tax, not partly. Kurt's done it himself. It is not true that he said that he received approval from us. His action has been unilateral”, this source has told him.
This request was made known even during today, through a public writing by Mr. First Prime Minister, Avdullah Hoti.
He has demanded that taxes on Serbian goods be completely removed, never mentioning that this should be done partially.
“Tarifa on Serbian and Bosnian goods is an obstacle without overcoming the international community, the US and the EU. Any push for the removal of the fee seriously offsets our negotiating position in this dialogue, damages our report with the US and EU, and risks a isolation for Government and the country. No one's one-way move can protect or advance our position if it is not supported by the US and the EU. The government of the Republic of Kosovo must lift the family fee and thus sit equally with its friends at the dialogue table. Any other option seriously jeopardises the future of the country”, He wrote Hoti.
The total removal of the tax on Serbian goods has also been requested by the US Special Emissary for Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue, Richard Green.
