The Government of Republic of Srpska adopted today
during its 3rd session held in Banja Luka the Decision on establishing the monthly
amount of the entitlement which unemployed parents of four or more children in
the Republic of Srpska shall receive. According to that decision, the net monthly amount of 750.00 shall be paid whereas tax and other related
contributions shall be paid on this income in accordance with the law on contributions. Bearing in mind Article 8 of the Law on Support for
Unemployed Parents of Four or More Children in the Republic of Srpska, which
was recently adopted by the National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska, it was
necessary for the Government of the Republic of Srpska to issue a Decision on setting the monthly amount of money received by unemployed parents of four
or more children in Republic of Srpska.
The Government of Republika Srpska passed the Decision
on the appointment of the Working Group for creation of the social map, as
well as the Decision on the appointment of the Working Group for Demographic
Renewal. The Vice President of the Government of Republika Srpska Alen Šeranić
heads the Working Group for the preparation of the social map, while the Vice
President of the Government of the Republika Srpska Miloš Bukejlović heads the
Working Group for Demographic Renewal. Members of the working groups are
representatives of line ministries.
The Government of the Republika Srpska passed the
Decision on approval of funds for the social care of workers in the amount of BAM
3,355,355.66 for the payment of contributions for pension and disability
insurance for 1,141 workers from 36 companies who lost their jobs due to process
of bankruptcy or liquidation of companies with which they were employed.
The Government of Republika Srpska adopted the Decree
on Amendments and Changes to the Decree on Conditions and Methods of Cash Payment.
The reasons for amending this regulation are related to the need to overcome the
problems observed over the course of its application in practice and harmonization
with other regulations. In view of current economic situation which is characterized
by the increase in the inflation rate, it was proposed that permitted
amount of cash payment for goods and services, except for payments in wholesale
trade, to another business entity shall be be increased from BAM 200 to 500,
with the additional specification that the specified amount refers to the
payment of goods and services per one invoice.
The Government of the Republic of Srpska approved the Amendments
to the Law on Development and Employment Fund of the Republic of Srpska. The
reasons for adoption of this law are contained in the need for more intensive
support for companies in the Republic of Srpska, given the existing global
disturbances in the market. These amendments expand the activities of the Fund
for Development and Employment so that in addition to those already prescribed,
the Fund also approves loans, issues guarantees, buys and sells existing
outstanding receivables or future short-term receivables arising on the basis
of contracts for the sale of goods or provision of services, sale and leasing
of acquired tangible property that the Fund took over in court proceedings as
settlement of claims and sale of claims from placement.
The Government of the Republic of Srpska adopted a new
Decision on the assessment of the impact of regulations. Regulatory impact
assessment (RIA) is an integral part of the regulatory reform that began in
Republic of Srpska in 2006 with the so-called "guillotine of
regulations". After the aforementioned reform simplified a significant
number of administrative regulations and procedures, first through pilot
projects, and later the PUP methodology was introduced permanently with the aim
of adopting better quality regulations. However, bearing in mind the fact that
the assessment of the impact of regulations is a dynamic process, it was
necessary to approach the drafting of a new Decision on impact assessment. In
accordance with the new decision, the assessment of the impact of regulations
will be carried out not only on drafts and proposals of laws, but also on
bylaws, i.e. decrees and regulations which most often elaborate formalities
(permits, certificates, decisions...), i.e. administrative procedures. The goal
is to prevent as much as possible the introduction of new administrative
restrictions for the business community and citizens, that is, to simplify them
as much as possible. Important novelties are also the provisions related to the
assessment of the impact of regulations that are harmonized with the legal
acquis of the European Union, as well as the provision of the obligation to
conduct a cost-benefit analysis, the introduction of standard cost models, and
ex post analysis.