Opposition criticises Kurti 2 Government programme

Until it was asked about providing the budget for social schemes, increasing the minimum wage and increasing public debt, Minister of Finance, Labour and Transference Hekuran Murati has debated with former finance ministers who are now deputies in opposition, about social schemes, increases in minimum pay and public debt.

Even social schemes were criticized, and these costs were said to be so. Suppose, the additions for children are mentioned, and they object that they were paying 60m euros. The question to be asked is whether the additions should apply for children or not, and if you are for, yes, the money is there. When you had the money to find out you paid 53m euros to Bechtel Enka with a decision, I believe that even for children there will be”, he said.

Murati has said that the public debt it received has been below 1.6 billion euros.

“Talk about public debt, almost we're starting to create public debt. We've caused deficit for the first time. The public debt we've received has been below 1.6 billion euros, contracted and ratified loans in this country is another 600m euros pending, so only if what has been done so far is talking about 2.2 billion euros. Also in the current year's budget are 170m euros worth of letters, so approximately 2.4 billion euros is the current debt if all agreements and laws are implemented in force. Now, the same people who have brought the level of public debt to 2.4 billion euros, turn around and say you have to make the debt for the next four years 3 billion”, he said.

On the other hand, former Finance Minister in the government passed, Hykmete Bajrami has demanded that it become known when the decision to raise the minimum wage will be made and when the additions for children will be realised.

As far as debt is concerned, let me say, the debt on December 31, 2020 was 1 billion and 529 million. You're also planning on entering new debts for 1 billion to 690 million. These are new debts, the debts of valuable letters, the internal debt are 170 million and 160 million re-finance, and there are limits from all institutions that buy valuable letters and also reach the limit because you have 65 percent internal debt compared to 35 percent of what is now foreign debt. The 2020 budget, Mr. Murati, the entire Vetvendosje Movement parliamentary group at the helm with you as former chairman of the budget commission and the finance you voted on, then who are we criticising? If you don't like it, then review it!

While MP from the ranks of the Democratic Party of Kosovo, former Finance Minister Bedri Hamza has said the measures taking part in the governing programme, presented today, are not reflected within budgetary boundaries.

“mentions minimum wage, do 250, do 300, but the law on veterans has changed, but until the list is closed, the list is completed, the old law remains in force. Read well! Praises that we will continue the route to Peja, and we must build that road, including Mitrovica, many other projects, and you have found agreements ratified in the Assembly with willing financing, and if you have left us contracts that are increasing our public debt, that's easy, if you don't want to continue the path to Peja, Mitrovica, cut off contracts, public debt does not increase. But the truth is, you're planning to raise public debt in an emotional way, and the other problem is that it won't remain at this level if other promises are not within budgetary boundaries”, Hamza said.