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Novi Sad City Administration employees' children received 10,000 dinar cash gifts for New Year
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Novi Sad City Administration employees' children received 10,000 dinar cash gifts for New Year

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The State Audit Institution found that children of employees in Novi Sad's City Administration received cash gifts of 10,000 dinars for the 2026 New Year.
  • Auditors noted the absence of a proper accounting code for these cash gifts, highlighting a procedural issue.
  • The total disbursed amount for these gifts was 1.18 million dinars, covering 118 children.

Children of employees within Novi Sad's City Administration received cash "gift packages" of 10,000 dinars each for the 2026 New Year, according to findings by the State Audit Institution (DRI). The DRI's review of the 2025 financial reports for the City Construction Land and Investment Administration uncovered this practice.

Auditors pointed out a significant procedural gap: no specific accounting code exists under current regulations to properly record the disbursement of cash gifts for employees' children during the New Year holidays. This finding is part of a broader audit of Novi Sad's financial statements.

The total expenditure for these cash greetings amounted to 1.18 million dinars, distributed among 118 children. The DRI noted that these expenses were recorded under account group 413000 (Benefits in Kind), despite the payout being in cash rather than gift packages. The audit also flagged other issues, including the administration's incomplete records of streets and roads as traffic objects.

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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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