On 14.11.2018, the Association of Information and Communication Technologies at the Chamber of Commerce of Macedonia held a session and discussed the proposed laws from the economic and financial area, which are of interest to the members from the IT sector.

The companies - members of the Association believe that the most suitable way to arrange the issue of providing additional funds in the budget of the Republic of Macedonia is in the comprehensive involvement of all subjects and elimination of the “gray“ economy, including unregulated business over the Internet.

Special attention should be directed to the utilization of all available opportunities for the rationalization of expenditures and their maximum realization in function of development and dynamic economic activity. Permanent monitoring of income and expenditure balances is needed, in order to ensure better quality of public services, investments in the advancement of the social, educational and health system, but also rationalization of state administration processes.

The indications are that such systemic changes, announced at the end of the year, are an additional pressure on the economy and were not adopted in partnership with the economy, without timely coordination so that the entities can adjust their operations, especially when determining the financial plans for the next year .

The members of the Association requested a review of the terms for  entry into force of the proposed laws, in order to carry out broad consultations to assess the effect on effective operations, productivity and the business environment.