Lazar Krstić (Serbian Cyrillic :ЛазарКрстић;born 1984) is a Serbian consultant. He served as the Minister of Finance in the Government of Serbia from 2013 to 2014.
Krstićwas born in Niš in 1984. He graduated from Yale University. [1] After studies he worked for international management consulting firm McKinsey &Company. [1]
Krstićwas appointed as the Minister of Finance in the Government of Serbia on 26 August 2013,on the proposal of ruling Serbian Progressive Party. [2] On 12 July 2014,he resigned from the position due to disagreements with Prime Minister of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić over the level of public sector salaries and pension reduction. [3] During his tenure,he pushed for economic reforms,huge salaries and pension reduction,electricity price increase and other taxes for citizens. [3]
After leaving his government duties,he returned to his previous firm McKinsey &Company as consultant,and has since then been based in Geneva,Switzerland. [1] [4]
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