Policy that joined the VV with PSD in Pristina: RRSHP says it will increase unemployment by 20 per cent

In some municipalities such a form of ban has already begun, but with many recorded irregularities.

In Vushtrri are large shopping centers that work on Sundays, paying a small extra tax, writes Periscope. That's what's meant to happen in Pristina, putting a tax on those who want to work on Sundays, but at this point it's logical to think that small and medium-sized business will be damaged that can't pay the tax by letting big companies run free.

Finally, the Packy Sellers Network has reacted. [ WRPs, which consider such a measure would increase unemployment by 20 percent and reduce workers ' income by 8 percent.

Period earlier prepared an article on this subject. 

Below is the complete communiqué of the Packer Network:

“February 11, 2020, the Minor Sales Network through this media communiqué expresses the concerns of members regarding the decisions of some Communists to prevent business activity on Sunday.

The Minority Sales Network describes the intervention in the activities of business subjects as limiting free competition in the market economy, which is guaranteed through constitutional provisions, while such a practice would also have harmful implications in economic development and worsening the environment of doing business.

The decision to prevent business activities on Sunday days would make it difficult to operate business subjects by directly influencing the reduction of employment rates in the municipality.

According to data derived from operating businesses in the retail sector, businesses will be forced to cut the number of workers by about 20%.

The Minority Sales Network considers protecting the rights of workers vital to the development of the country's economy, while guaranteeing these rights must be done through legal provisions regulating rights and obligations from the labour relationship by not affecting business subjects' operations.

The decision to ban business activities on Sunday days will no doubt have implications for reducing sales revenues, which are envisioned at a rate of 8% circulation, and which prevents expansion and development of the retail sector.

Moreover, such decision in the designated municipalities will have effects on increased informality as a result of lack of inspection capacity. Consequently, the Minority Sales Network considers that any positive effect generated by such policy would be overweighted by the negative effects it would have on the country's economy.

Therefore, we consider that engagement of local government institutions should be based on creating a healthy environment for the private sector, which creates preconditions for sustainable economic and social development.

Finally, the Minority Sales Network requires the Association of Communists that in co-ordination with relevant municipalities carefully reconsider the initiative to prevent business activities for Sunday-day shopping objects considering the negative effects that this policy will generate on lowering employment rates, boosting informality and worsening the environment of doing business.”

The “Association of Minority Sales” (RRSHP) is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation founded by its members, in support of developing mutually useful economic relations between members of the Network on the one hand and institutions of the Republic of Kosovo on the other.