Halved Number of Inspections, 85 Percent Fewer Indictments

It is difficult to calculate how much it would cost the state to reinstate the State Inspectorate, but it is known that its budget was between 130 and 170 million kuna per year. However, this money was returned to the budget in only a few inspections. In less than ten years, only the technical inspection in mining contributed one billion kuna to the budget.

The return of the Inspectorate was publicly announced by the Minister of Economy Panenić, and confirmed Andrija Mikulić, head of the Zagreb HDZ and vice president of the City Assembly. This former head of the sector in the State Inspectorate is also one of the candidates for the head of the ‘new old’ Inspectorate, which we learned unofficially, and he did not deny. 

Inspectorate once coordinated activities and led dialogue with all ministries, unions, and the market, performing tasks that soon await Jakša Puljiza in other fields, besides inspection. It had five regional units (Zagreb, Rijeka, Split, Varaždin, Osijek) and 38 branches. Similar unified inspection systems exist in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Norway.

You can read more on this topic in the new issue of Lider, which is available at kiosks, and now we bring you a comparison of the reports on work. Interesting numbers…

State Inspectorate 2012.*

103,737 inspections in which, based on 502,000 controls of the application of regulations, 46,781 violations of regulations were established.
21,347 indictments issued.

Ministries 2015.

Ministry of Economy: inspection tasks in consumer protection, electricity, mining, pressure equipment, and management of hazardous chemicals, performed by market, mining, and electricity inspections, pressure equipment inspection, and hazardous chemicals management inspection.

39,340 inspections (data provided only for market inspection).
1,312 indictments issued.

Ministry of Labor and Pension System: inspection tasks in labor relations and occupational safety.

17,161 inspections.
2,667 indictments.

Ministry of Tourism: the tourist inspection performs inspection oversight of hospitality activities and the provision of services in tourism.

10,040 inspections.
1,292 indictments.

Ministry of Finance – Customs Administration: inspection oversight in the trade of goods and services, residence fees, prohibitions and prevention of unregistered activities, and oversight of budget and other revenues in goods and services, hospitality activities, and the provision of services in tourism.

22,993 inspections.
838 indictments.

Ministry of Agriculture – Agricultural Inspection, State Water Management Inspection, Veterinary Inspection, Hunting and Forestry Inspection, Fishing Inspection.

50,607 inspections.
3,362 indictments.

All ministries 2015:

140,140 inspections.
9,471 indictments.

* The last year for which a report was submitted.