In the entity of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH), there are over 70 institutions, agencies, and institutes that are financed to the greatest extent from the budget. However, what is very interesting is that there are some institutions, that are not so exposed to public judgment and analysis, and whose administration has huge salaries compared to the average in FBiH.
The average salary in FBiH is approximately 1.200 BAM and varies from month to month. For the seventh month of this year, for example, it was 1.257 BAM. However, considering inflation, the increase in prices in general and the increase in wages is something that most interests the majority of citizens.
And while criticism is, justifiably, directed mostly at politicians, members of parliament, etc. due to their large incomes, various lump sums, and the like, there are also some personnel who are extremely well paid and are not at all the focus of public criticism and attention.
Although at this moment we will not go into the actual work, activities, and engagement of each institution, we will single out some of the federal agencies and institutions whose management receives higher salaries than the members of the BiH Presidency.
Thus, the manager, that is, the director of the Sava River Watershed Agency, receives a salary of over 8.000 BAM. Specifically, his monthly salary for July 2023 was 8.460 BAM. The director manages the agency, which has 76 employees. It should be noted that the director’s salary for December last year amounted to 7.450 BAM, so in just half a year it increased by 1.000 BAM.
The director of the Regulatory Commission for Energy in FBiH, based in Mostar, has a monthly salary of 7.420 BAM, and that institution has 38 employees.
The Federal Employment Agency has 63 employees, and the director has a monthly salary of 6.910 BAM.
Furthermore, the director of the FBiH Health Insurance Institute has a salary of 7.390 BAM, and the institution has 53 employees.
Salaries in these institutions are determined by the institutions themselves on the basis of internal regulations and with the approval of the supervisory boards or assemblies, depending on the institution. This gives the administration broad powers to determine their own pay grades, which is how we arrive at these amounts.
Therefore, the question arises as to the expediency of such rules if it is known that most institutions are financed by the tax burdens of citizens, Klix.ba reports.
E.Dz.
