There is serious consideration of the bank tax. And bankers are already seriously contemplating raising interest rates in that case. The government hopes that HNB would then once again tap into its reserves and save the situation. However, HNB has communicated that they should not expect that.
HNB Governor Željko Rohatinski stated for HTV that this time HNB has no intention of mitigating the harmful consequences of that decision – the rise in interest rates on loans. It would make no sense to try to alleviate the harmful consequences of one bad decision by making another bad decision, he said. (www.hrt.hr)
