The state took on the biggest burden of the crisis and helped the economy, which prevented the worst-case scenario of laying off workers, and in cooperation with the economy, the final effects of the measures and what kind of help they need further will be considered, says Finance Minister Sinisa Mali.
He was a guest on the show “Oko” on RTS and said that the effect of the measures should be such as to stimulate the growth of the economy and save jobs.
He points out that the state came out with a serious and comprehensive package of measures to help the economy and that it took on the greatest burden of the crisis.
He points out that the measures are still being applied and that the real state of affairs will be seen in September.
“It is most realistic to talk about the effects in September as well, because this is a month in which support and measures to mitigate the consequences of Covid are still valid, and then we will know what inflows are, how the EU reacted to this aid package, how we are doing with exports, then what is a health situation…,” said Mali.
After that, he says, it will be considered more concretely what kind of package of measures or support the economy needs further, he points out.
“At this moment, the effect of the measures so far is such that there are no mass layoffs, which is a scenario. And in many stronger countries than ours, there are no factory closures, our stores were full all the time,” said Mali.
He also states that no one can predict what the situation will be due to the corona virus in the coming months, and that in cooperation with the Republic Bureau of Statistics and PKS, research is being conducted, ie surveys in companies on what challenges they face and how they function.
“What is very important is that there is trust between the government, the state and the economy. We listen to each other, and we work together, that is how the first set of measures was defined, and now we will see how we can support the economy,” said Mali.
The Minister of Finance says that the situation is serious, but that it has been shown that we can deal with it and fight for every job.
The President of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (SCC), Marko Cadez, said that the government reacted quickly and adequately to preserve the “backbone of the economy” and that it was important that there were no layoffs.
Cadez says that it will continue to be as difficult as anywhere else in the world, but that everything that could have caused as few problems in the economy as possible has been done.
He points out that attention is now focused on seeing which sectors are most affected and who needs help the most.
“We no longer have the opportunity to help all sectors linearly. We are now doing a detailed analysis of where we can help the most and where it is most needed,” said Cadez, reports Tanjug.
