Deputy PM satisfied with pace of reforms

The plan for fiscal consolidation reform measures for the 2014-2016 period is proceeding as expected within the defined deadlines, Deputy Prime Minister and Social Policy and Youth Minister Milanka Opacic said on Monday.
 

Opacic said she was satisfied with the implementation pace, underscoring that the government would complete this job.

Speaking about specific measures, Opacic told a news conference that a concept had been drawn up and a decision made on the model of integration in the IT and accounting sectors carried out by state and public administration bodies. Integration of the IT sector is planned around Croatia's leading ICT company APIS, while accounting integration is planned around the financial agency FINA.

Commenting on the cost of outsourcing, the minister said that all necessary analyses had been carried out but that due to some problems in public sector, the process of outsourcing is a little late.

The government plans to sign an agreement with trade unions and employers after selecting the outsourcing model so that some jobs, that are not the core activity of the public sector such as cleaning, could be transferred into the private sector.

She, however, stopped short of mentioning concrete numbers, namely the number of workers that would be transferred to the private sector.

The minister also said that the core informatisation of the public procurement had been launched and a network of integrated financial centres defined. The network will have 127 locations at which citizens will be able to exercise their financial rights, Opacic said.
 

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