Tag: vouchers
Economy 10.02.24 | 10:53

Pre-election bribe?: Government is handing out tourism vouchers

Economy Minister Kreshnik Bekteshi is busy issuing tourism vouchers to over 3,500 citizens. The vouchers, worth about 300 EUR, are likely going to be used as one of the bribes for voters in the coming elections, despite the laws stipulating that the Government should not initiate such programs prior...
Macedonia Economy 19.06.21 | 20:59

Inflation watch: Cost of living is up 3 percent in May, retail prices are up 3.9 percent

The Statistics Bureau informs that the cost of living are up 3 percent in May compared to May 2020, and that retail prices went up by 3.9 percent – indicative of the growing inflation rate. This is before the announced new 4 denar duty per liter of diesel kicks in – it is expected to add...
Economy 02.08.20 | 11:00

Tourism vouchers sold online at half price

Alsat-M TV reports about cases where citizens are selling their “tourism vouchers” online, at half price. The vouchers were given before the elections, as part of a coronavirus stimulus package, with a nominal value of 6,000 denars (100 EUR) that can be used at tourist resorts across Macedonia. As...
Economy 11.06.20 | 12:13

VMRO: SDSM is trying to buy votes with its “corona voucher cards”

The ruling SDSM party is trying to buy votes by issuing voucher cards to more than 320.000 citizens in the run up to the elections, said the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party. The SDSM led Government used its emergency powers to order that 28 million EUR are distributed in vouchers to lower income citizens,...
Economy 09.06.20 | 17:09

Tourist workers: Vacation vouchers completely missed, you can’t spend the day with 100 euros, let alone relax and enjoy

The six thousand denars that are intended for vacation for low-income people in some of the domestic tourist facilities, are unnecessarily thrown money, according to the tourism sector in Ohrid. The tourist guide and professor at the Faculty of Tourism in Ohrid, Kliment Naumov, told Alsat that these...
Sport 28.10.19 | 10:23

Handball and basketball clubs announce protests after the Government failed to keep its tax vouchers promise

Handball and basketball clubs are preparing to protest in front of the Government building on November 3rd, after a broken promise to introduce tax vouchers that would support sports. The handball and basketball second leagues are also announcing they will boycott the remainder of the season if the SDSM...

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