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PM denies gov't considered raising VATPrime Minister Zoran Milanovic said in Brussels on Thursday that the Croatian government had not considered raising Value Added Tax (VAT) and that there had been no mention of it.

24.10.2013. | News

Deputy Prime Minister Grcic: British investors show interest in motorways, railways, ports, energy and tourismCroatia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Development and EU Funds, Branko Grcic, said he was pleased with the first British-Croatian trade and investment forum in London on Thursday, citing large infrastructure projects, monetisation of the motorways, investments in the railways and ports, energy and tourism projects as areas of interest to potential investors.
  24.10.2013. | News

British-Croatian Investment Forum held in LondonCroatian Deputy Prime Minister and EU Funds and Regional Development Minister Branko Grcic said in London on Thursday that the Croatian authorities "do not seek to improve our investment climate. We aim higher – we want to permanently make Croatia a truly investment-friendly country".
  24.10.2013. | News

Government wants to step up consumer credit protectionThe government on Thursday sent to parliament a final bill of amendments to the Consumer Credit Act to put under control the expenditures which banks impose on citizens during the duration of the credit agreement.

24.10.2013. | News

Gov't proposes changing fiscal ruleThe Croatian government on Thursday proposed amending the Fiscal Responsibility Act to replace the fiscal rule on the reduction of the proportion of the budget expenditure in Gross Domestic Product by one percentage point with a new rule enabling counter-cyclical effects of fiscal policy, and this replacement is to be in force until the budget is balanced out.

24.10.2013. | News

Government adopts national action plan for renewablesThe government on Thursday adopted a national action plan for renewable energy sources until 2020 which shifts the focus from encouraging wind farm construction to energy production from biomass, biogas, cogeneration plants and small hydroelectric power plants, reducing the total incentive costs.

17.10.2013. | News

Excellent relations between France and CroatiaFrench President Francois Hollande and Croatia's Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic on Thursday in Paris underscored the excellent relations between the two countries, between themselves, and that they had many common themes on the agenda since Croatia became a member of the European Union.

10.10.2013. | News

Govt. refutes speculation on sale of 28 state-owned companiesThe government on Thursday refuted media speculation that it planned to privatise 28 large state-owned companies over the next two months, including the Croatian Lottery, Croatian Post, four sea ports and the Vukovar river port.

10.10.2013. | News | Press releases

State leadership lays wreaths on Independence DayJoint wreaths of the president of the republic, the parliament speaker and the prime minister were laid at Zagreb's Mirogoj cemetery on Tuesday on the occasion of Independence Day, which Croatia observers on October 8.
  08.10.2013. | News

Prime Minister Milanovic promises financial aid for projects involving Bosnian CroatsCroatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said during a visit to the southern Bosnian town of Tomislavgrad on Friday that his government would support significant projects in Bosnia which would assist the viability of Croats who are emigrating out of the country because of the poor economic situation.

04.10.2013. | News