The suggested Draft Budget of the city of Banja Luka for 2014 reveals major budget expenditure problems.

The proposed budget allocates an unsustainably high proportion (29% of the total budget, or 26.8 million BAM) to city administration wages. Meanwhile, the percentage of the budget allocated for investments has plummeted from 41% eight years ago to 13% today. That is a drop equivalent to 43 million BAM since 2007.

Changes in budget items between the budget from 2007 and draft budget for 2014 (in mil. BAM)

Complete commentary in English, with supporting graphs, is available here.