BUDGET COUNCIL OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

Sessions of the Budget Council of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia

The Budget Council of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia was set up by the Decision for Setting Up a Budget Council of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia, adopted at the Assembly's session held on 26 June 2008 (Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia No. 77/2008).

This Decision shall be repealed with effect from the date of entry into force of the Law on the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia (Official Gazette No. 104/2009)

The Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia on its session held on 25 August 2008 adopted a Decision for the Composition of the Budget Council (Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia No.106/2008). On 24 November 2008, the Assembly adopted the Decision amending the Decision for the Composition of the Budget Council (Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia No.147/2008).

The Budget Council of the Assembly has a president, a vice-president and 9 members from among the Members of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia.

                                    Chairperson: SVETLANA JAKIMOVSKA

                                         Members: KRSTO MUKOSKI
                                                             ILIJA KITANOSKI
                                                             IVAN STOILKOVIK
                                                             SILVANA BONEVA
                                                             VLADANKA AVIROVIK
                                                             HISEN DZEMAILI
                                                             MARJANCO NIKOLOV
                                                             MILE ANDONOV
                                                             BESIM DOGANI 

The president of the Council is one of the Assembly`s vise-presidents, and the vice-president of the Council is the President of the Finance and Budget Committee.

The Secretary General of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia and the Head of the Finance Department in the Assembly staff attend the Budget Council`s sessions, with no right to participate in the decision-making process. 

Responsibility of the Budget Council

Competences of the Budget Council of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia

  • To determine the strategic priorities of the Assembly for the following year and their inclusion in the Budget of the Republic of Macedonia through proposal of special programmes and sub-programmes;
  •  To provide guidelines and directions for the preparation of the draft budgetary requests and needs for the work of the Assembly;
  • To propose to the Government of the Republic of Macedonia, in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance, the maximum amount of finances for the Assembly for the following three fiscal years;
  • To monitor the financial expenditures within the budget of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia and propose reallocations of the finds within the framework of the approved finances with the Budget of the Republic of Macedonia;
  • To adopt a rulebook for its work; and
  • To perform other tasks stipulated with the law.

Besides these responsibilities, the Budget Council also defines the strategic priorities of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for the period of at least three following years.

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