Azem: Exclude the possibility that 100 euro extensions for the private sector are not executed at all

Azem in an interview for Online Economics has made it known that he has publicly addressed the institutions responsible, as, according to him, after the election ended there has been no official announcement regarding the time of distribution of means for private sector workers.

The private sector employees always get hurt when financial divisions are questioned. That amount of 100 euros is symbolic and is not a big deal to mention, but is still promised. Before the elections, the prime minister, the minister of finance and other ministers repeatedly appeared and showed step by step where the procedures had taken place. Now the elections are over, and we are on the third day without any government statements. Nobody's saying whether the tools will be separated in a day, two or a week. That's why we asked for public clarification”, Azemi said.

He said lack of information is creating serious doubts about workers and the union itself.

It's good that the payments are made to pensioners and other categories, but what's going on with private sector workers? Why is this delay taking place? I'm not sure, but it's possible that these tools will not be divided at all. We have said even before the elections that the purpose of these payments seemed more like trying to win votes than to ease the social situation. Now that the elections have passed, we are seeing that this issue is not being addressed with the urgency it had earlier, he said.

Asked if you expect answers from the Government, Azemi said he does not believe he will receive any personal response, but insisted that institutions are obliged to render an account to citizens.

I personally don't expect them to answer me. They have an obligation to respond to private sector workers and all the people they have asked for their vote. We need, not formal answers, but action. Workers are contacting us every day and asking when to get these tools. We know neither the date nor the timing of the execution, so we have decided to address the issue where it belongs. This should not be neglected and the institutions should come up with a” clarification as soon as possible, he said.

According to Azma, even unofficial information received does not give assurance that the process is going properly.

From the unofficial information we have, it seems that some responsible persons are dealing with this issue, but the fact that no one is publicly showing whether there is a delay or not makes us doubt that something is wrong. Even the possibility of breaking up such tools cannot be disfellowshipped. I hope that doesn't happen, but lack of transparency is creating a lot of questions”, he said.

Azem also linked the delay to the election period, saying that procedures were conducted at much faster pace before the elections.

Pre-election “Worked night and day to process decisions and ensure that these means were divided. Now three days have passed, and there is no concrete movement. This suggests that such payments may have been used as electoral promises rather than as a physical social measure. I hope I'm wrong, but the actual facts are creating doubts”, he said.

Speaking of dealing with private sector workers, Azem criticised the difference between the benefits of public officials and those he said were promised to workers.

“We have said that, in all this division, even in the past, even now, Kosovo private sector workers, because we, in some form, are not treated properly and properly. Imagine that. Our government ministers, our ministers, I'm just saying this as a peasant, stop it. All of them, in one month's time, have received, there are two salaries, which are averaged, one person has received 4,000 euros, and these Kosovo private sector workers, not that they received from two salaries, but they also have 100 euros that they share, that is, today we are not ready to get. Make a comparison, that is, a ion minister, an MP of ours, has taken 40 times as many tools for a month as we do, who, perhaps, will or will receive. He's got 4,000 euros, we've got them, we've got 100 euros from”, Azemi added.

Meanwhile, the government in office at the meeting held on 22 May approved the “package Inflation 2.0”, where it shared from 100 euros for pensioners, the private sector, children and students, increases additions to the lehons.

So far, additions have not been shared for students and the private sector.