Payment of eco-tax in Montenegro will be completely abolished by the end of the year, PM Igor Luksic said at a meeting with employers' union (UPCG), national TV broadcaster RTCG reported. The president of UPCG, Predrag Mitrovic, stated that the eco-tax has had a rather inconsiderable contribution to Montenegrin budget and has been disproved by tourists coming to the country. Montenegro introduced an eco-tax for all foreign car, buses and tracks entering the country in 2008. The tax amounts to EUR 10 for cars and mini-buses and up to EUR 150 for trucks, buses and other larger vehicles. It is paid at the border and is valid for a period of one year. |
Montenegro's government said it decided on Thursday, March 21, to reduce to EUR 220mn from EUR 250mn the amount it plans to borrow this year for financing its budget spending and servicing ... more
Montenegro's budget revenue increased by 11.5% y/y to EUR 195mn in the period from January 1 to March 20 due to higher profit tax, social contributions and VAT inflows, news service ... more
Mobile phone penetration in Montenegro dropped to 155.5% at the end of February 2013, from 159.81% at end-Dec 2012 and 163.66% a year earlier, the latest figures of the telecommunications agency ... more