Belgrade Utility Director Earns More Than Serbian President

The director of Belgrade's public utility company "Pogrebne usluge" (Funeral Services) earns more than double the monthly income of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, according to recently disclosed asset declarations. Vladan Đukić, who heads "Pogrebne usluge," reports total monthly earnings of 523,000 dinars, comprising a 273,000 dinar salary and a 250,000 dinar military pension.

This figure significantly surpasses President Vučić's reported monthly income of 253,656.20 dinars. The disclosures, filed with the Anti-Corruption Agency, reveal that only one out of 15 acting directors of Belgrade's public utility companies earns less than the president.

Other high earners include Aleksandar Kemiveš, director of Infostan, who receives 343,227 dinars monthly (268,246 dinars salary plus 74,981 dinars as a board member of the Serbian Development Agency). Dušan Tojagić, director of "Zelenilo Beograd" (Greenery Belgrade), earns 329,703 dinars, with his salary at 270,005 dinars and an additional 59,698 dinars from a supervisory board position. Vanja Vukić, director of "Beogradske elektrane" (Belgrade Power Plants), has a salary of 305,000 dinars, noted as the highest salary alone among the directors.

Even the "poorest" earner among these directors, Aleksandar Jakšić of Gradsko stambeno preduzeće (City Housing Company), reports earnings of 252,000 dinars. Nenad Ivanović, director of "Naplata prevozne usluge Beograd" (Belgrade Transport Service Collection), earns 259,648.74 dinars, despite Belgrade's public transport being free. Radomir Vujadin, director of Belgrade Waterworks and Sewerage, also earns an additional 50,000 dinars monthly from his role as chairman of the Supervisory Board of the University Clinical Center Serbia, on top of his 245,000 dinar salary. Andrija Mladenović, acting director of "Beogradski metro i voz" (Belgrade Metro and Train), reports a salary of 239,977.45 dinars, plus an additional 35,000 dinars from public sources for unspecified duties.