Fair Competition Alliance

The aim of the Fair Competition Alliance is to support the Government in defining and implementing concrete measures and policies for establishing fair competition and countering shadow economy, as well as in raising awareness among the general and expert public about the causes and effects of illicit trade and illegal operations. The Alliance works on the development and supports the implementation of the National Program for Countering Shadow Economy. 

The Alliance includes the following members: Arriva Litas, Atlantic Group, Bambi, BAT, Coca Cola HBC, CRH, DIS, Ernst&Young, Erste bank, Gomex, Imperial Tobacco, JT International, KPMG, Mastercard, Mercator-S, Metro Cash&Carry, MK Group, MOJ KIOSK Group, Nelt Co, Philip Morris Services, Schneider Electric Serbia, OTP Banka, Strauss Adriatic, Telenor, Tigar Tyres, Faculty of Law University of Belgrade, Voda Voda and Lidl.

In September 2018, Goran Pitić, President of Managing Board in Societe Generale Bank, was selected as the President of the Alliance for a two-year term, while the Vice Presidents are Vladimir Tipsarević, Public Affairs and Communications Director in Coca-Cola HBC Serbia and Igor Lončarević, Partner and Head of Tax and Legal Affairs in KPMG.

The prioritety activities of the Fair Competition Alliance include:

1. Adoption of the National Program by the Government and the development and adoption of the Action Plan for 2019
2. Finalization of the Draft Law on Fiscalization with the aim of improving the fiscalization system and expanding the scope of fiscalization
3. Nomination of 100 administrative procedures for optimization and digitalization, with the aim of reducing the administrative burden to businesses operating legally
4. Launching the e-inspector system for four pilot inspection – market, administrative, sanitary, labor
5. Reform of para-fiscal charges – finalization of the Draft Law on Fees for Use of Public Goods 

The Alliance focuses on the activities regarding the comprehensive analysis of the national inspections' capacities for performing inspection oversight, the analysis of the models for lowering the labor taxes and contributions in cooperation with IMF, support in conducting transformation of Tax Administration.

The Alliance priorities serve as the basis for preparing the new Action plan for the implementation of the National Program for Countering Shadow Economy.