Monday, May 6, 2024
In recent years, there has been no foreign investment in Macedonia, there is no policy to attract it, but despite this situation, there are still tenders for arranging the free economic zones which are vacant, pointed out VMRO-DPMNE spokesperson Marija Miteva on Monday. “This is an agreement between the Directorate...
The prices of gasoline fuels are set to drop as of Monday midnight, while the price of Eurodiesel and extra light household oil is upped by MKD 1, said the Energy Regulatory Commission. The price of Eurosuper BS-95 is set to drop by MKD 1, while Eurosuper BS-98 will drop...
Nutritional supplements, vitamins and anti-depressants will have a higher price tag as of Friday. The VAT has increased from 5 to 10% on an additional 500 products. Among those products are vitamins for pregnant women, nutritional supplements necessary for the growth and development of infants and children, multivitamin preparations containing...
In order to protect the interests of its members, but also to indicate the basic procedures and principles of work that must be respected, the Economic Chamber of North Macedonia submitted on 12.10.2023 the Initiative for starting a procedure for evaluating the constitutionality of the Solidarity Tax Law before...
Inflation ate up pensions, salaries and the standard of citizens. From January 2021 to September 2023, food and drink have risen by 45%, housing costs by 27%, transport by 35%, as well as restaurant services, and wages and pensions have not risen at the same pace. This means that...
Starting Friday, October 13th, the amendments and additions to the law on excise duties, which have been increased for cigarettes, cigars and cigarillos, come into force. For cigarettes, the excise duty will amount to 9% of the retail price per pack. For cigars, the excise tax will amount to MKD...
The Government has changed the decision on products for which VAT is increased. From 10 to 5 percent with value added tax, the lutenica, teas, beets and baby food are returned. All food products that are included in the guaranteed price list remain at the rate of five percent VAT....
The National Bank published the data from the field of payment statistics for the second quarter of 2023. The data show that even in the second quarter of 2023 there is a growth trend in the use of digital channels for making payments in the country, especially by citizens,...
Two minimum wages were insufficient to cover the basic consumer basket for the month of September. The Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia - SSM calculated that 120,000 citizens do not earn even half of the necessary basic expenses, that is, they work for the minimum wage. Their calculations showed...
Skopje ranks as the cheapest European capital for digital nomads, according to Norton Finance, a provider of credit, which conducted research on the most favorable European capitals for digital nomads. The city is a notoriously good-value tourist destination, popular for its archaeological sites and street food. The value of public...