Economy
UGP Calls for Withdrawal of Higher Tax for Lump-Sum Taxpayers
The Entrepreneurs' Voice Association strongly opposes the Government's proposal to reduce recognized expenses for craftsmen with incomes above €40,000, calling the measure contradictory to the anti-inflation package.
ECONOMY
Government: Fitch's A- Rating Confirmation Proof of Responsible Policy
Fitch agency confirmed Croatia's investment-grade credit rating at A- with stable outlook, which the Government hailed as validation of its economic policy.
Entrepreneurship
UGP: State Punishes Workers, Fraudsters Go Unpunished
The Entrepreneurs' Voice Association has requested in e-consultation the withdrawal of the model of higher tax burden for lump-sum craftsmen with incomes above 40,000 euros, highlighting the lack of data on actual abuses and impact assessments on the economy.
Croatia
Higher Salary Base in Public Services from Today, September Pay Arrives Increased
The base has risen from 1,015 to 1,025 euros gross, marking the second of three planned increases this year.
Politics
Bačić on affordable housing contracting cites example from Gruž: State contracts rent for 1,300 euros per month, families pay 260 euros
Deputy Prime Minister Branko Bačić presented the first results of the affordable rent program on Friday, while MP Damir Barbir claims the state is not using its own vacant properties and is putting pressure on small landlords
Croatia
Cadastral Surveys to Cover More Than 132,000 Plots in 57 Cities and Municipalities
Croatia
Focus supports scrapping fuel measures, but also demands lower taxes and excise duties
Croatia
Government Introduces Mandatory Notarization of Long-Term Lease Agreements
Weather
Government Sponsors 35th Anniversary of War Cameraman Gordan Lederer's Death
Local
Criminal Report for War Crime in Petrovci, Continuation of Search at Petrovačka Dola
Police Suspect Three Former Members of Paramilitary Formations of Torturing Veterans and Civilians in 1991, While on the Same Day the Government Secured €1,146,250 for Removal of Structures and Further Excavations of the Mass Grave in Vukovar.
Croatia
Plenković addressed the public and the opposition: 'We can organize tours for those who don't believe'
At the last government session before the summer break, the prime minister defended investments from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, announced new projects, and commented on OECD accession.
Politics
Croatia Steps Up Aid to France: Canadair, Helicopter, and Pilatus in Action
Government approves continuation of engagement and additional resources, while experts warn of increasingly destructive sixth-generation fires that alter weather conditions.
Economy
Government signs agreement with Beretta: Ammunition factory worth 125 million euros emerges in Obrovac
Memorandum of Understanding is signed today at Banski dvori, the plant is expected to employ 250 people and generate up to 80 million euros in annual revenue. Also on the government session agenda is the tax convention with the USA.
Croatia
Plenković on Taxes for Flat-Rate Businesses: 'Minimal Interventions for the Principle of Fairness'
PM in Daruvar defends corrections for renters and the wealthiest flat-rate taxpayers, rejects business criticism, and calls for solidarity.
Croatia
Gospić Residents Abandon Road Blockades After Agreement with Government on Release of Waste Analysis
Initiative 'Gospić Is Our Home' sees meeting as a step forward but warns it will monitor fulfillment of commitments and resume protests if authorities fail to meet them by September 20.
Croatia
Plenković Awards 276 Contracts to Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina in Orašje: 'We Have Stepped into a New Dimension of Cooperation'
Contracts from two support programs totaling 37 million euros were presented in Orašje.
Croatia
Fuel Prices Rise: Petrol at €1.62, Diesel at €1.75, Blue Diesel at €1.21
Government cuts excise duties and premiums to mitigate fuel price hike, while Prime Minister Andrej Plenković announces progress in Banovina reconstruction.
Croatia
From midnight, new fuel prices: diesel €1.75, petrol €1.62 per litre
Despite government reduction of excise duties and premiums, fuel prices rise due to increase in international market prices.
Croatia
Decision on New Fuel Prices Today: Eurodiesel Could Rise by 22 Cents
EU has approved a temporary reduction in excise duties below the European minimum, but the measure only takes effect from August 1, and the Government will only then be able to decide whether to use it.
Croatia
Government Considers Higher Disability Benefits for Peacetime Military Invalids and Civilian Victims of World War II
The Ombudsman for Persons with Disabilities warned that this group has not received disability benefit increases since 2000, and the Government has announced the possible introduction of a new model for determining compensation amounts.