Who will pay the 22 billion euros that Croatia will receive from the EU? Well, we will, of course, through new taxes!

These taxes are already being widely discussed in other EU countries, but here, the fascination with billions continues, and the new levies, which have been referred to in the European Council as ‘Own resources’ or own resources that still need to be raised, are mentioned here and there only as a footnote. Something written in small print. Although EU bureaucrats have not yet clearly or precisely defined who will pay the new taxes, nor to whom, directly into the Union’s budget or the budgets of member states, and these funds will only be transferred, part of the domestic business community is already feeling unease and nervousness.

In Croatia, there is great anxiety regarding the announced tax on non-recycled plastic, which is expected to be implemented from the first day of next year. As expected by the European Commission based on this tax, although they call it a ‘contribution’, around 6 to 7 billion euros should flow into the EU treasury annually, and it would be charged at 0.80 euros per kilogram of non-recycled plastic in the country, regardless of where that plastic is actually produced.

Along with this tax or contribution, however it may be called, the EU plans to encourage countries to start returning money for the EU New Generation by introducing border carbon adjustment, a tax on digital services or a digital fee, and on the greenhouse gas emissions trading system known as ETS, which will also be expanded to air and maritime transport.

– Simplifying own resources based on VAT is an important dimension of budget modernization. This own resource has not been reformed since 1989 – they conveyed to Lider from the European Commission.

What do domestic entrepreneurs think about this and how are they preparing for the new taxes? Find out in the printed and digital edition of Lider.

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