Minister of Trade and Tourism of the Republic of Srpska Ned Puhovac and Assistant Minister for Trade  Dušanka Tegeltija, held a work meeting today with Acting Director of the Republic of Srpska Inspectorate Miodrag Mišić, and Chief Republic Market Inspector Vaso Janković.

The meeting analysed the activities realised in the past period aimed to protect the standard of living for the citizens of the Republic of Srpska, especially control of prices, as well as current and future activities of the inspection authorities. Also, activities of the Market Inspection Service that aim to combat grey economy and unregistered work were highlighted, the same problems which bring direct detriment to the budget of the Republic of Srpska and represent unloyal competition to the registered businesses.

Taking into the consideration the fact that measures brought by the Ministry of Trade and Tourism, which are realised in the field by the Market Inspection Service, directly influence all the citizens of the Republic of Srpska as consumers, the participants of the meeting agreed that the protection and improvement of the consumer rights remain the continued priority of competent institutions.

Taking into the consideration the upcoming tourist season, the practice of the inspection authorities is to focus their activities directly at tourism and hospitality during that period, as it is a growing economic branch of the Republic of Srpska. The common stance of the participants in the meeting is to give full support to the growth of tourism potential of the Republic of Srpska using coordinated institution activities, while respecting the prescribed norms and lawful decisions. Lawful business guarantees standardized quality of service, which is a key factor for further growth and development of tourism.