The calculation of costs for public policies and regulations is part of the broader context of impact assessment when developing public policy documents and regulations, based on the Law on the Planning System of the Republic of Serbia (“Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia”, No. 30/18) and accompanying regulations: Regulation on the Methodology for Drafting Public Policy Documents (“Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia”, No. 20/25), Regulation on the Regulatory Impact Assessment (“Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia”, No. 20/25) and Regulation on the Methodology for Drafting Medium-Term Plans (“Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia”, No. 8/19).
Public Policy Secretariat, in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance, presented the methodological framework for determining and calculating standard costs for the preparation of public policy documents and regulations.
To facilitate the process of calculating the costs of implementing public policy documents and regulations, Public Policy Secretariat developed a web application – The Public Policy and Regulations Cost Calculator. The Cost Calculator allows for automatic calculation of activity costs in a given year based on the selection of the activity type, associated cost types and standard prices, as well as parameters related to the amount of resources.
The costs from the list of standard prices/costs for the preparation of public policy documents and regulations are expressed in dinars and euros (1 euro in RSD = 120.00). The list is updated as needed, at least once a year.
List of standard prices/costs for the preparation public policy documents and regulations
| Cost type and Standard Cost Name | Unit of measure | Price in RSD | Price in EUR |
| Salaries of civil servants | |||
| Appointed civil servants | Average gross 2 monthly salary and transportation costs | 384,784 | 3,207 |
| Civil servants with higher education | Average gross 2 monthly salary and transportation costs | 203,506 | 1,696 |
| Civil servants with secondary education and officials | Average gross 2 monthly salary and transportation costs | 100,084 | 834 |
| Trainings | |||
| In the country (excl. travel) | Person/ training session/ day | 9,475 | 79 |
| In the country (incl. travel) | Person/ training session/ day | 19,928 | 166 |
| Training costs excl. travel | |||
| Space rental | Per day | 30,000 | 250 |
| Trainer fee | Per hour | 3,600 | 30 |
| Training preparation and administration of tests | Per training session | 39,597 | 330 |
| Preparation and printing of materials | Per page | 252 | 2 |
| Catering (food and beverages) | Per person | 2,400 | 20 |
| Domestic travel expenses | |||
| Travel (transportation) | Per person | 1,633 | 14 |
| Accommodation | Person / day | 7,820 | 65 |
| Daily subsistence allowances (Per diem) | Per day | 1,000 | 8,3 |
| Abroad | Person/ training session | 70,128 | 584 |
| Registration fees | Per person | 18,000 | 150 |
| Foreign travel expenses | |||
| Travel (transportation) | Per person | 33,408 | 278 |
| Accommodation | Person / day | 16,920 | 141 |
| Daily subsistence allowances (Per diem) | Per day | 1,800 | 15 |
| Costs of consulting services | |||
| Local junior expert | Per day | 14,100 | 118 |
| Local senior expert | Per day | 30,000 | 250 |
| International junior expert | Per day | 60,000 | 500 |
| International senior expert | Per day | 96,000 | 800 |
| Costs of office supplies and equipment | |||
| Office supplies | Employee/year | 9,100 | 76 |
| Office supplies – ecologically sustainable | Employee/year | 11,670 | 97 |
| Office equipment | Employee/year | 36,000 | 300 |
| Utilities | Employee/year | 47,490 | 396 |
| Space rental | Employee/year | 108,000 | 900 |
| Computer equipment costs | |||
| Average computer for office operations without special technical specifications | Unit | 60,000 | 500 |
| Average depreciation amount (maintenance of computer without special technical specifications) | Unit/year | 18,000 | 150 |
| Average computer with the “Energy Star” label | Unit | 106,000 | 883 |
| Average depreciation amount (maintenance of computer with the “Energy Star” label) | Unit/year | 31,800 | 218 |
| Average printer for office operations without special technical specifications | Unit | 39,000 | 325 |
| Average depreciation amount (maintenance of printer without special technical specifications) | Unit/year | 11,700 | 98 |
| Average printer for office with the “Energy Star” label | Unit | 43,000 | 358 |
| Average depreciation amount (maintenance of printer with the “Energy Star” label) | Unit/year | 12,900 | 108 |
| Average multifunction printer for office operations with the “Energy Star” label | Unit | 70,000 | 583 |
| Average depreciation amount (maintenance of multifunction printer for office operations with the “Energy Star” label | Unit/year | 21,000 | 175 |
| Motor vehicle purchase costs (prices inclusive of VAT) | |||
| Passenger motor vehicle, by segment | |||
| Upper mid-range | Vehicle | 3,984,000 | 33,200 |
| Mid-range | Vehicle | 2,986,000 | 24,890 |
| Lower mid-range | Vehicle | 1,680,000 | 14,000 |
| Entry level | Vehicle | 1,410,000 | 11,750 |
| Passenger van | Vehicle | 4,456,000 | 37,140 |
| Electric powered passenger car | Vehicle | 4,950,000 | 41,250 |
| Publication costs | |||
| Preparation for printing and design | Per page | 240 | 2 |
| Printing | Per page | 12 | 0,1 |
| Translation | Per page | 1,200 | 10 |
| Hiring a graphic designer | Expert/ hour | 1,200 | 10 |
| Proofreading and text correction | Per page | 300 | 3 |
| Promotion costs | |||
| Promotional videos | Average per 1 second (advertising price list of Public media institutions Radio Television of Serbia) | 4,328 | 36 |
| Organising conferences, public hearings and other events | |||
| Space rental | Per day | 30,000 | 250 |
| Catering (food and beverages) | Per person | 2,400 | 20 |
| Simultaneous interpretation | Per day | 57,600 | 480 |
| Sound system | Per day | 9,600 | 80 |
| Presentation equipment | Per day | 12,000 | 100 |
| Promotional packages (folder, pencil, notebook) | Per person | 220 | 2 |
| Banners | Unit | 9,600 | 80 |