City of Skopje delivers enforcement orders to banks; €1.3M unpaid for 2022 property tax

The City of Skopje has started formal enforcement for unpaid 2022 property tax by delivering collection orders to banks, a move that could lead to account blocks for more than 16,000 residents. The measures also cover roughly 500 companies that did not pay their 2022 property tax; the total outstanding for that year is 78 million denars, about €1.3 million. Delivery of the orders to banks is a step in the enforcement process and does not automatically freeze accounts.

“Around 16,000 decisions for individuals, with a value of 59,600,000 denars, and around 450 decisions for legal entities with a value of 18,500,000 denars have been delivered to the banks, exclusively for 2022. The obligations the city has are diligently performed in the interest of all citizens, with the implementation of a large number of projects in all areas. Among the city's other legal duties is the collection of taxes,” the City of Skopje said.

How the procedure works

Under the Law on Property Tax, a written warning must be issued before enforcement begins, giving taxpayers eight days to settle the debt. City officials said they repeatedly used media appeals in recent months to urge both citizens and companies to pay their tax liabilities on time.

Municipal authorities stressed that sending the decisions to banks is an administrative step that opens the way for compulsory collection — not an immediate account seizure. Taxpayers who receive the written warning still have the statutory window to pay or to seek remedies under the law.

City records show that at the end of January this year authorities launched enforcement for unpaid 2021 property tax: 37,655 individuals and 1,926 legal entities then owed a total of 148 million denars, roughly €2.4 million.

The City of Skopje also said it is in the process of issuing decisions for 2026 for all individuals and legal persons. Officials reiterated there has been no increase in property tax rates and rejected claims that residents received higher tax bills this year, adding that property tax in Skopje remains among the lowest in Europe.

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