Curtisji: 170m euros under funding for private sector

Kurtisaj said that in view of the importance of the private sector for employment generation and for the country's economic development, private sector protection is vital to maintaining state capacities to generate budgetary revenues and therefore the welfare of the population.

Our request, which the government and ministers have been sent to live with, is a real request. We're not asking for a drop. Private sector workers are not social cases and the government must respond dignifiedly... There should be an average salary, and that salary should be over 300 euros, so that the government can directly help the private sector, so that after the pandemic not only not to lose these jobs but also to regenerate new jobs, because without the economy, there will be no” budget, says Kurtisha.

According to him, around 300 thousand are employed in the private sector, which has an impact on the welfare and care of Kosovo's 1 million citizens.

He says that the Kosovo Economic Oda remains committed to providing unreserved support to the Government of the Republic of Kosovo and to provide the necessary expertise to overcome this crisis, as well as to provide more suitable alternatives for the effects of this crisis to manifest with smaller consequences.

“Fondi of 170m euros is not entirely for private sector support, in this fund, there are other sectors, markets and furnaces which will receive part of this budget. This measure is currently taken in two months to cover salaries and 50 per cent of the expenses paid. As a government partner, we are ready as the Kosovo Economic Ode to help make a real programme that would help the business sector, because the minimum to support the private sector right now would have to be 300m euros”, he says of KosovaPress,

Curtishaj also as chairman of the Travel Transport Association, says that in this crisis, transportation of bus travelers is the most affected sector along with the hotel sector, tourism and other services.

From March 14th to today, we are the most damaged sector, because not only thousands of employed without their jobs, because of this pandemic and because of the government decision. But there is another problem in this sector, with the amortizing of passenger road transport vehicles in this case of buses. In addition, vehicle registration and security pass is a problem. And if the government doesn't take quick measures with a financial package supporting this travel transport sector, and other sectors, then it'll be nice for us to start working after the passage of the David 19” pandemic, says Curtisha.

In its request to the prime minister and the relevant ministers, the membership of the Kosovo Economic House for the Government of the Republic of Kosovo urgently requires some of the actions listed as follows: To provide salaries from the Government for the private sector, for all businesses, which the Government of the Republic of Kosovo with the number 0107 decision of 11,03.20 and other subsequent decisions has interrupted their business activity, and these businesses can no longer provide income for employee salaries in the private sector. Salaries of private sector workers are paid on the basis of the salary lists of employees made up of me preemptive through ATK-Trusti.

To be compensated by the Government of the Republic of Kosovo, the cost of renting objects, offices, warehouses, etc. in the private sector until the Government decision of the Republic of Kosovo is changed to begin normal work.

To be paid by the Government of the Republic of Kosovo in profit, for the first centre (TM1) and other tax obligations for the private sector, until the government of the Republic of Kosovo's decision to start normal work is changed.

The government of the Republic of Kosovo to set up the Fund for Financial Support ʹPako stimulus for the private sector.

The decision is made by the Government of the Republic of Kosovo to extend the financial reporting deadline to the Council for Financial Reporting of the Republic of Kosovo in the three-month term.

Prolongation of credit installments for the private sector in the 3 (three) months deadline, starting from April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2020.

To automatically extend the time of operating licenses, for all licenses it has expired, until making any other decision.

To free travel road transport operators with the case of continuing travel lines by MIA and to be subsidised by the Government of the Republic of Kosovo as long as the registration of transport vehicles for carrying passengers, goods, as well as other private sector mechanisms and equipment, and to be released from the excise for oil derivatives as long as the government's measures last, as well as to lift the administrative decision on withdrawing money from commercial accounts and especially for non-bank financial institutions from the Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo.