Exactly halfway through his term as president of the Croatian Chamber of Trades and Crafts, Dragutin Ranogajec shares with Lider what he has achieved so far and what lies ahead. Certainly, one of the most important things is the adoption of a new crafts law, which is expected to see the light of day in the spring of this year.
Ranogajec emphasizes that there are still some uncertainties in the part of the Law concerning the guarantee with all personal property, but they have mostly agreed on positions. The intention is that the craftsman guarantees his entire property to the state for taxes and contributions, but that he guarantees only the separated property for business operations. Ranogajec highlights the demand that crafts be equated with commercial companies in this regard. There are still some doubts regarding the transfer of crafts to heirs.
“We want to introduce a provision into the law that relates to a craftsman who reaches 65 years of age, retires, but retains ownership of the craft by appointing a manager who will continue to run it. The question remains open on how to resolve the case when a craftsman transfers his property to heirs, without losing all influence over the decisions that the heirs will make. It may happen that the heirs sell the craft for a pittance, and the one who created it his entire life ends up with nothing,” said Ranogajec, who also touched on the issue of engaging temporary labor in an interview for the new issue of Lider.
