Hrebak: Bjelovar aims to become the first ‘tax free’ city for entrepreneurs

The city of Bjelovar wants to become the first ‘tax free’ city in Croatia by exempting entrepreneurs who wish to invest in the area from city levies, regardless of whether they are domestic or foreign, stated Bjelovar Mayor Dario Hrebak on Wednesday during the presentation of the program providing operational support to investors.

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– We are aware that in this way we initially lose certain funds in the city budget, but we believe that this will be corrected over time due to increased employment. Since we cannot attract some large investments to Bjelovar, it would be sufficient for 20 small entrepreneurs to employ ten people each, said Hrebak.

Measure 1-1-1

The Deputy Mayor responsible for the economy, Igor Brajdić, presented the informally named ‘1-1-1’ measure, which would reduce all levies for entrepreneurs intending to invest within the administrative boundaries of the city to one kuna starting next year.

– The communal contribution will be one kuna, the communal fee will be one kuna, and the price of land owned by the city will be one kuna, said Brajdić.

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About 30 gathered entrepreneurs welcomed the city’s incentive measures, which are expected to come into effect at the beginning of next year and relate to investments in manufacturing, processing, agriculture, and tourism.

– Concrete measures have been presented here, and in this way, the shift in the city’s policy towards entrepreneurs is visible, which we welcome, emphasized Jakov Ćorić, president of the Bjelovar branch of the Croatian Chamber of Commerce, who is also the director and co-owner of the Bjelovar company Gale.