Tag: subsidies
Economy 27.05.23 | 09:01

WHO called out Macedonia to stop subsidizing tobacco

The World Health Organization (WHO) called upon all countries to stop subsidizing tobacco cultivation and to redirect the finances to subsidizing food. Among the countries included in the WHO report, Macednia ranks as the 20th most important exporter of tobacco in the world. The Macedonian Government...

Macedonia 08.05.22 | 12:05

“Zaev businesses are abusing the farm subsidies program”

VMRO-DPMNE called out the Government for giving 1.4 million EUR in farming subsidies to companies linked to former Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, at a time when ordinary farmers are facing problems finding markets. Our rice and cabbage farmers can’t sell their harvests, while the Zaev family is raking...

World 30.12.20 | 14:00

V4: Hungarian Minister announces extension of home subsidies

The Home Purchase Subsidy Scheme for Families (CSOK) will be available for pensioners who work beside meeting the general conditions of the scheme in the future, Minister for Families Katalin Novak said on her Facebook site on Tuesday, according to a report by state news wire MTI. Under CSOK, launched...

Macedonia 02.07.20 | 14:08

Janusev visits Sveti Nikole, promises the farmers that VMRO will guarantee their subsidies

VMRO-DPMNE Secretary General Igor Janusev, who leads the party list in the 3rd, eastern district, promised that under the next Government farmers will be certain that they will receive better prices and more regular payments for their products. Janusev was in Sveti Nikole, along with local official Blagica...

Economy 18.02.20 | 17:56

Government to subsidize purchase of air conditioners now when winter is over

At its 10th session today, the Government reviewed and adopted the implementation of an environmental measure to subsidize citizens with highly efficient inverter air conditioners for the needs of households in the municipalities of Bitola, Kicevo, Tetovo and the City of Skopje, which use energy inefficient...

Economy 03.12.19 | 19:33

Government abandons plans to fight air pollution by subsidizing the purchase of new cars

The Government has re-allocated the funding that was supposed to go to subsidies for buying new cars, and the measure that was presented as something that will help fight air pollution will now be abandoned. The subsidies were triumphantly announced just five months ago, as a major move to fight air...

Economy 05.10.19 | 18:16

3,000 farmers to be inspected to see if they deserve the subsidies

Agriculture Minister Trajan Dimkovski announced on Top Tema” show that the Agricultural Inspectorate had ordered inspection of over 3,000 farmers to check whether they honestly deserved the subsidies granted according their production. We (the Government) have a conclusion, first it was anise....

Economy 02.07.19 | 16:36

Award-winning international environmental group accuses Angjusev of influencing the distribution of subsidies

The Bankwatch environmental group accuses Vice Premier Koco Angjusev of influencing the legislation to encourage his businesses with hydropower plants in Macedonia. According to the organization, which cooperates with the environmental group Eko-Svest from Macedonia, Angjusev influenced allowing unlimited...