As usual, the pre-election campaign has completely strayed onto the well-trodden paths of ideology and some new detours of 'middle fingers', while the economic programs have stalled like dead letters on paper and seemingly have no place in the public space, which is absurd considering the flourishing economic crisis like we have never seen before.
We have therefore analyzed the economic programs of six candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections – the Restart coalition, HDZ, the Homeland Movement, Most, the We Can coalition, and the Party with a Name and Surname, Focus, and Smart, which achieved the best results according to the surveys conducted in June by the Promocija plus agency for RTL’s CRO Demoskop.
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The electoral 'Program for a Better Start' of the Restart coalition brings as many as 151 implementation measures, with great attention paid to confronting the crisis, 'social welfare', and 'state at a click'. Although the intentions are concrete, every business person raised on KPIs will immediately notice the absence of specific numbers. On the other hand, the HDZ program 'Safe Croatia' is full of numbers, but they are mostly related to results achieved so far. It is difficult to penetrate through the plethora of praises for past times to concrete measures, and that on 119 pages. However, it is surprising that in a hundred pages, the crisis and coronavirus are mentioned less than ten times, while the ruling party thoroughly explains past measures and does not clarify what entrepreneurs can expect.
In general, the crisis and corona appear very shyly in all analyzed programs, as if they are unwelcome there too. One of the main generators of economic growth – exports – is generally ignored. The reform of the tax system along with the digitalization of public administration are the main pillars of all analyzed programs.
See what the candidates announced in the area of employment and other measures for the improvement of labor rights.
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The main criticism of the economic programs of all parties and coalitions is quite predictable; they lack precision, that is, besides explaining how they will implement their ideas into action.
– The electoral programs do not contain clearly articulated strategic intentions, cataloged and interconnected strategic initiatives and activities, and explanations of how to implement them. These are political, not economic strategies, and they were created based on listening to targeted groups, written as wishes and greetings – states Nikola Nikšić, a certified management consultant.
Read more about the analyzed economic programs in the new issue of the printed and digital Lider. Tomorrow we will bring the complete electoral program of the Croatian Democratic Union.
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