Recognition for the support in countering shadow economy
Nine cities and municipalities in Serbia were awarded 23,000 EUR each, after winning the competition and sending the highest number of fiscal receipts within the prize game “Get the Receipt to Win”. The citizens of Bela Palanka, Blace, Dimitrovgrad, Kikinda, Kula, Medijana, Savski venac, Vranje and Vrbas acted as responsible citizens and helped their local communities win the prize fund to be invested in projects of public importance. The awards were presented by the Minister of Public Administration and Local Government Branko Ružić, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Branisalv Nedimović and Minister of Labor, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs Zoran Đorđević within the conferencije „The first halftime of the Year of Countering Shadow Economy“.
- The citizens voted and decided to allocate most of the money to the youngest. Vranje and Blace will equip elementary schools, while Bela Palanka, Vrbas and Savski venac will use the funds to equip kindergartens, a sensory room for children with disabilities and a children’s playground. In Kula and Medijana, the funds will be invested in equipment for emergency room and health care center, Kikinda will purchase a vehicle for the beneficiaries of Social Care Center, while Dimitrovgrad will redesign the plateau in front of the Cultural center – said Ružić.
41% citizens participated in the second cycle of the prize game „Get the Receipt to Win“, sending 11 million envelopes. The winners were presented 291 awards worth 257 million dinars.
The Ministers also presented certificates of gratitude to businesses which supported the Year of Countering Shadow Economy and the prize game – Mastercard, Telekom Srbija, Pošta Srbije, BAT, Gomex, Gorenje, DIS, Dunav osiguranje, JTI, Coca Cola HBC, Moj Kiosk, Tehnomanija, Philp Morris, Forma ideale and Ušće Shopping Centar.
