Podgorica
- Type: Greenfield
- Area: 17.5 ha
- Land ownership: 100% municipal
- Planning documents: Detailed urban plan „Agroindustrijska zona“
- Terrain features: Flat
- Utilities: Connection available
- Power supply: Connection available
- Telecommunications: Yes
- There are currently no activities within the Business Zone. By the decision of the city authorities, this zone is envisaged for processing, agricultural, industrial, and storage and distribution space, cold storage and trade.
- Type: Greenfield
- Area: 32.1 ha
- Land ownership: 100% municipal
- Planning documents: Detailed urban plan „Skladišna zona“
- Terrain features: Flat
- Utilities: Connection available
- Power supply: Connection available
- Telecommunications: Yes
- The service storage zone space is currently empty. The planning documents of land allotment for the site is available. This site is envisaged for industry, crafts, warehouses, service stations and service centres. The site is open for a wide range of activities.
- Type: Greenfield
- Area: 131.6 ha
- Land ownership: 100% municipal
- Planning documents: Detailed urban plan „Industrijska zona A“
- Terrain features: Flat
- Utilities: Connection available
- Power supply: Connection available
- Telecommunications: Yes
- Industrial Zone A area is currently unoccupied. Pertinent planning documents define its purpose broadly. It is envisaged for commercial, entertainment, sports and service facilities.
Podgorica
- Area: 1.500 km2
- Population: approximately 187,000
- Climate: modified Mediterranean
- Mean annual temperature: 16.4 ° C
- Roads: M-2 highway Belgrade- Podgorica-Bar; M-18 highway Skadar-Podgorica-Nikšić-Sarajevo; M-2.3 highway Podgorica-Cetinje-Budva; regional road Bioče-Mateševo
- Railway infrastructure: railway Belgrade-Bar and railway Podgorica- Nikšić, Podgorica-Tuzi (cargo only)
- International Airport Golubovci Podgorica
- Power supply: Podgorica 1, Zagorič 220/110/35 kV substation and Podgorica 2, Mareza – 400/110 kV substation
- Farming land: 62,141 ha (33% arable land, 63% pastures)
- The largest single vineyard in Europe is owned by the “13 jul – Plantaže” company, which is at the same time the largest grapes and wine producer in Montenegro
- Forests: 69,823 ha, and forest land has additional 7,925 ha
- Hydropower resources: rivers Morača, Ribnica, Cijevna, Mareza, Zeta and Sitnica and Skadarsko, Bukumirsko i Rikavačko lakes.
- excellent geographical position, and significant natural beauty, monuments of great cultural and historical value
- proximity to the Skadarsko Lake National Park, Regional Park Komovi, archaeological sites Ribnica, Duklja, and Medun
In order to stimulate investments in the Capital City, Podgorica has introduced the following incentives package:
For investors who do business in the Business Zone:
- Free of charge use of land for up to 30 years.
- Exemption from the fee for the provision of utility infrastructure to the construction land, provided the investor provides such infrastructure at their own expense, in accordance with the Decision on Fees for Provision of Utility Infrastructure to Construction Land.
- Exemption from the annual fee for the use of municipal roads in the Business zone for 5 years
- Exemption from property tax for 5 years in accordance with the Decision on Property Tax.
- Public utilities
| No. | Type | Rate |
| 1. | Water supply and sanitation | 2.0€/m3 |
| 2. | Solid waste collection and disposal | 0.06-250 €/m3 |
- Taxes
- Property tax
| r.
br. |
Type of facility | Rate |
| 1. | Business premises | 0.42 |
| 2. | Production facilities (halls etc.) | 0.28 |
| 3. | Ancillary facilities | 0.15 |
The tax base for the property tax calculation is the market value of the property according to the zone where it is located.
- Surtax to personal income tax
The rate of surtax to the personal income tax is defined by the Law on Local Self-Government Funding and amounts to 15% for the Capital city of Podgorica.
- Charges
- Charge for provision of utility infrastructure to construction land
The table below shows the charge rates depending on the zone (zones Ia-V) for business premises:
| Building zone | Ia | I | II | III | IV | V |
| Charge rate (€/m2) | 181.71 | 172.68 | 113.04 | 92.95 | 77.68 | 58.75 |
The average rate of the charge for provision of utility infrastructure is 116.1€/m2.
- Charge for the use of municipal roads
| No. | TYPE OF CHARGE | RATE |
| 1. | Annual charge for road land lease
– Streets in towns and settlements – Local roads – Uncategorised roads |
4.9 €/m2 3.9 €/m2 / |
| 2. | Charge for connecting the access road to a municipal road one-off during the construction stage):
– Streets in towns and settlements – Local roads – Uncategorised roads |
490€ 290€ / |
| 3. | Charge for placing pipework, water pipes, sewage pipes, power, telephone and telegraph cables along a public road:
Urban street: – along the road alignment – outside the road alignment – crossing the road (per crossing) Local roads: – along the road alignment – outside the road alignment – crossing the road (per crossing) Uncategorized roads: – along the road alignment – outside the road alignment – crossing the road (per crossing) |
5.9 €/m2 1.9 €/m2 990€
2.9 €/m2 0.9 €/m2 790€
/ / / |
| 4. | Annual charge for placing and installing electronic, telephone and antennae devices and equipment:
– one-off (upon instalment) – annual |
2,900€ 950€ |
| 5. | Charge for the use of commercial facilities which have access from a municipal road (except gas stations) (annual):
– hotels – restaurants – other facilities |
500-900€
100-400€ 300-700€ |
| 6. | Charges for placing signboards on and along roadways:
– depending on the size and type of signboard, annual |
40-12,500€ |
- Municipal fees
| No. | TYPE OF MUNICIPAL FEE | RATE |
| 1. | Fees for asphalt and concrete bases, stone processing bases and sand production | 300 €/month |
| 2. | Fees for wood cutting equipment:
– bandsaw – gutter – circular saw |
60€/month 50 €/month 40 €/month |
| 3. | Fess for using billboards and panels
(depending on the size and type) (monthly) |
30-70€/m2 |
| 4. | Fee for the use of existing and placing new power supply facilities – transmission poles (monthly) | / |
| 5. | Fee for the use of existing and placing new power supply facilities – distribution poles (monthly) | / |
| 6. | Fee for the use of existing and placing new power supply facilities – substations 35/10 KV (monthly) | / |
| 7. | Fee for the use of existing and placing new power supply facilities – substations (assembly concrete substation, concrete substation, brick-built substation, distribution substation) | / |
| 8. | Fee for the use of existing and placing new power supply facilities – one pillar substations | / |
| 9. | Fee for the use of existing and placing new power supply facilities – low voltage cabinets (LV cabinets) | / |
| 10. | Fee for the use of telecommunication facilities – mobile phone mast stations | / |
| 11. | Fee for the use of telecommunication facilities – poles and manholes | / |
| 12. | Fee for water plants and water machines (annually) | 50 €/pc |
| 13. | Watercraft fee (annually) | 12 €/watercraft |
| 14. | Commercial use of the shore (monthly) | 10 €/m2 |
| Mayor | ||
| Slavoljub Stijepović | Title | Mayor |
| Tel | +382 20 664-444 | |
| gradonacelnik@podgorica.me | ||
| Mayor’s office | ||
| Časlav Vešović | Title | Deputy Mayor |
| Tel | +382 20 665-051 | |
| caslav.vesovic@podgorica.me | ||
| Boris Mugoša | Title | Deputy Mayor |
| Tel | +382 20 665-043 | |
| boris.mugosa@podgorica.me | ||
| Dragutin Drago Đeković | Title | Manager |
| Tel | +382 20 665-077 | |
| sluzbamenadzera@pggrad.co.me | ||
| Secretariat of Finance | ||
| mr Miomir Jakšić | Title | Secretary |
| Tel | +382 20 665-079 | |
| finansije@podgorica.me | ||
| Secretariat for Development of Entrepreneurship | ||
| mr Marko Ćulafić | Title | Secretary |
| Tel | +382 20 / 625-724 | |
| preduzetnistvo@podgorica.me | ||