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Plenković Rejects the Possibility of Introducing Property Tax

Prime Minister Andrej Plenković has rejected the possibility of introducing property tax. He emphasized that the purpose of the household register is not to introduce a property tax, as if they wanted to implement it, the HDZ would have mentioned it in their election program. ‘That is not an option. That is some misunderstanding,’ said Plenković in response to Davorko Vidović (Social Democrats) regarding the announced register of apartments, which he linked to the potential introduction of a property tax.

Plenković stressed that the goal is to have a modern, digitized, connected public administration, and the register of families, population, and households is a tool that will provide a realistic picture of ourselves and allow measures to be more precise and fairer than they are now.

To Dalija Orešković (Center), who spoke about parliamentary oversight of the government using Germany as an example, where she was on a study trip, Plenković responded, ‘Safe travels, Gute Reise, Auf Wiedersehen!’.

– What you are saying is a serious disaster, I don’t know where you draw your inspiration from, never a single argument, evidence, you are here on the political scene in a narrow circle of representatives who have resorted to throwing mud and labeling the HDZ and the government with corruption and theft – said Plenković in response to her claims about a corrupt Croatian government, the dominance of one person, and ruling for personal gain.

Plenković also assessed that Orešković is a poor lawyer and that this was demonstrated when she was at the head of the Commission for Deciding on Conflicts of Interest.

– You boast about your study trip, you are young, but you are not so young that you go on study trips; going on study trips at a more mature age indicates significant gaps in knowledge, and if you like Germany so much, safe travels, Gute Reise, Auf Wiedersehen – said Plenković.

Expectations for the Prompt Launch of Production in Petrokemija

Regarding Petrokemija, Minister of Economy Davor Filipović stated that the government has made a decision granting consent for the Turkish group to take a majority stake in Petrokemija and that the conditions for further investments and production have been created.

– We expect new investors, who are welcome, to launch production as soon as possible, and they will have our full support – he stated.

Minister of Regional Development and EU Funds Šime Erlić, responding to Majda Burić (HDZ), emphasized that EU funds will help us in development and to reach the most developed EU members. He stated that we are in a surplus of 10.5 billion kuna compared to payments into the EU budget, and for every euro paid, we receive 5 back; absorption is at 80 percent, and all funds are planned to be realized by the end of the year.

– In two years, we have accelerated significantly, moving from 21st to 13th place in terms of fund disbursement; GDP would be 5 percent lower without EU funds, over 12,000 projects have been realized across Croatia, and 70 percent of all public investments in Croatia are made up of European fund resources – emphasized the minister.

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