Great pressure on the Budget comes from the payment of guarantees, that is, loans for certain public enterprises that they are unable to repay, Macedonian Minister of Finance Gordana Dimitrieska-Kochoska said in an interview with MRT News.
“With the Budget revision, it is planned to pay everything that is in accordance with the law and legal amendments. Funds are also provided for overdue obligations, which, although they were overdue, were not recorded at all in the ESPEO software system of the Ministry of Finance. We prioritize the servicing of what is certain to be paid in accordance with the law. Part of the overdue obligations is being audited, after which payments will be made according to the established analyses. We are at a stage where we can spend as much as we collect in order not to create an additional budget deficit, which has already increased by 181 million euros,” said the finance minister.
