New Issue of Lider: Where It Pays to Lower VAT

The reform of the VAT system that is forthcoming in the EU presents an opportunity for our country, as well as for entrepreneurs to fight for better business conditions in Croatia.

Namely, according to the action plan presented last week by Pierre Moscovici, the European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, EU member states will be allowed to review the list of goods and services eligible for a lower VAT rate together with the EC and potentially amend it. However, a more likely, even more flexible option is that there will be no list, and each member state will determine which goods and services will have a reduced VAT rate. Where it pays to lower VAT is discussed in the new issue of Lider by Edis Felić.

The three-component government is in a bigger problem than Buridan’s donkey. It cannot decide between three bales of hay: the HDZ’s ‘German program’ of austerity and cuts, Most’s announcements of fierce reforms, and the private thoughts of the non-partisan prime minister. And it continues to wait… The story of Orešković’s struggles is brought by Vanja Figenwald.

In the new issue of Lider, we present in detail our new project ‘LIDER invest – selection of the best large, medium, and small production investments in Croatia. How the project LIDER invest was presented this Tuesday at the Croatian Chamber of Economy, and how to apply for the best investment can be found in the new issue of Lider.

Can Croatia manage state-owned companies according to the Austrian model? A copy of the Austrian holding would hardly function in Croatia. However, certain segments can be applied, primarily the centralization of public procurement and the selection of management solely based on expertise, writes Miroslav Majstorović in the new issue of Lider.

The advantages of establishing a European company are a simpler and cheaper way of doing business in multiple member states, greater mobility in the single market, employees can work in multiple countries, and the Societas Europea (SE) operates with one management and one headquarters and a unified reporting system. However, no Croatian company has taken advantage of the opportunity to register for the entire Union, writes Matilda Bačelić in the new issue of Lider.

The Fair is seeking a strategic partner in France, Germany, and Britain. Talks have begun with the leaders of GL Events Group from France, and they have already announced their arrival in Zagreb, writes Ksenija Puškarić.
– We will also talk with the other two European leaders in the organization of fairs, Deutsche Messe and Reed Exhibitions Group from Great Britain, says Dina Tomšić, the director of the Zagreb Fair, in the new issue of Lider.

The Split-Zagreb company Špica systems is increasingly focusing on exporting IT solutions. It is unique in the market due to Assa Abloy Hospitality, the mobile access control technology in hospitality that it represents and enhances with its solutions. In the new issue of Lider, Kata Pranić spoke with the director of Špica, Neven Rušković, who proudly pointed out that Špica International’s share in the Tornado Tower project – Doha in Qatar is in equipping a business-residential tower where Špica’s access control solution has been implemented.

It is possible for a company or craftsman to pay multiple individual amounts of corporate tax, writes Marija Zuber in the new issue of Lider. If they have business units, facilities, workshops, stores, and other sales points, they are tax payers for each business unit and the company as a whole.

The final signature on the merger of the two largest European stock exchanges was agreed just before the British referendum in June, but it is already clear that the agreement hangs in the air. There are many contentious issues, but for now, the biggest problem is the possibility that Great Britain will exit the EU. The consequences of this are only beginning to be sensed, writes Vanja Figenwald in the new issue of Lider.