Macedonia Press Review - October 29
Skopje | 29 October 2009 | Sinisa-Jakov Marusic
DNEVNIK
Social Policy Minister Xhelal Bajrami has announced the extension of state pension rights, by year's end, to the families of insurgents wounded or killed in the 2001 Macedonian armed conflict. The head of junior coalition partner, the Democratic Union of Integration, Ali Ahmeti, responded that his party has an agreement on the issue with Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski.
UTRINSKI VESNIK
In 2009-2010, government spending plans far outstrip projected revenues. The government plans to run a budget deficit equivalent to 2.5 per cent of GDP in 2010, which is close to this year’s projected deficit of 2.8 per cent.















