The local assembly of the town of Jagodina has decided to sell armchairs used by local officials and donate the money raised for "humanitarian purposes."
Wooden chairs to replace armchairs for town's officials
The local assembly of the town of Jagodina has decided to sell armchairs used by local officials and donate the money raised for "humanitarian purposes."
Source: Tanjug
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Dragan Markovic (Tanjug, file)
"The decision was made unanimously during a meeting of the City Assembly, and we are inviting all officials in local self-governments to do the same," President of the Jagodina Assembly Dragan "Palma" Markovic told reporters on Wednesday.
Only the government and the Presidency of Serbia, where armchairs may still be permitted, should be the exception to this rule - Markovic continued.
"We will sell the armchairs at an auction, to be held between September 5 and 10, and I am sure that each will fetch more than it cost to buy," he stressed.
Markovic also shared that he was convinced that "officials who have been in the armchair for long, sometimes, make the wrong decisions."
Beside its primary meaning, the Serbian word for "armchair" is also used colloquially to mean, "public office."
"Wooden chairs are cheaper, and it's also not fair for officials to sit in armchairs, while regular folk have nothing to sleep on... it's not fair," said Markovic.
