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Gov't tweets: Tax reliefs for first home buyers revoked over abusesThe abolishment of tax reliefs for first home buyers has been proposed as there have been too many cases of abuse of that relief while the reduction of taxes on real estate from 5% to 4% will encourage the real estate market, Finance Minister Slavko Linic responded to question which citizens posted on Twitter.

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  29.09.2013. | News

Budget deficit to reach 5.5% of GDP in 2014 before falling in years to comeGrowing expenditures on interest and on the cost of Croatia's European Union membership in 2014 will lead to an increase in the budgetary deficit of some 8 billion kuna, with overall expenditures expected to reach HRK 131.7 billion kuna and the budget deficit to amount to HRK 17.4 billion or 5.5 % of GDP next year, Finance Minister Slavko Linic said at a government meeting in Zagreb on Thursday, presenting economic and financial policy guidelines for the 2014-2016 period.

26.09.2013. | News

Government amends extradition lawThe government on Thursday sent to parliament amendments to the law on judicial cooperation in criminal matters with European Union countries enabling as of January 1 the full application of the European Arrest Warrant (EAW), including to crimes committed before 7 August 2002.

26.09.2013. | News

Prime Minister Milanovic: Croatia to apply for Schengen membership in two yearsPrime Minister Zoran Milanovic said in Zagreb on Thursday that Croatia would apply for accession to the Schengen passport-free area in two years' time and would thus show its readiness for new challenges.
  26.09.2013. | Page

Gov't to reduce budget deficit with higher intermediate VAT rateWith the aim of fiscal consolidation, the government on Thursday presented a package of 37 reform measures that should reduce the budget deficit by HRK 2 billion and one of these measures includes an increased intermediate Value Added Tax (PDV) rate from 10% to 13% as well as higher excise taxes on tobacco products and fuel, outsourcing facilities in the public and state sectors, doing away with tax reliefs for first home buyers, and reducing special pensions.
  26.09.2013. | News

Government proposes removing statute of limitations for all first-degree murdersThe Croatian government put forward a proposal to parliament on Thursday to remove the statute of limitations from the constitution for all first-degree murders and not just politically motivated murders.
  26.09.2013. | News

Prime Minister submits to parliament an annual report on the government's performanceThe main directions of the government's activities to come out of the crisis are restoring order, consolidating state finances, restructuring and downsizing the state and public sectors, and adopting measures for economic recovery and new growth, Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said in parliament on Tuesday.

24.09.2013. | News

PM Milanovic announces new decision on EAW in coming daysPrime Minister Zoran Milanovic on Thursday asked the Croatian public for a little patience over the next few days when consultations should be conducted on the dispute relating to the implementation of the European Arrest Warrant and promised that after that a decision would be made that "will be good for Croatia."

19.09.2013. | News

PM: Croatia will honour EAW, nobody will evade justicePrime Minister Zoran Milanovic said on Tuesday that Croatia would honour all its commitments from the European Union accession treaty and the European Arrest Warrant (EAW), and that nobody, "not even those whose names are being mentioned," would evade justice.

17.09.2013. | News

PM, minister present education, science and technology strategyPrime Minister Zoran Milanovic and Minister of Science, Education and Sports Zeljko Jovanovic on Monday announced a new education, science and technology strategy that should come into force in 2018 and which, as they said, would be founded on the idea of creating a society of equal opportunities based on know-how, where education and science are development priorities not only for Croatian society on the whole, but for each individual that lives in it.

16.09.2013. | News