ZAGREB, April 9 (Hina) - Should the government have failed to annul its decision on the sale of the Suncani Hvar hotel to Slovenia's Terme Catez company, consequences would have been far-reaching, said the Sabor President and the
Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) leader, Zlatko Tomcic, during a parliamentary debate on the issue on Wednesday.
ZAGREB, April 9 (Hina) - Should the government have failed to annul
its decision on the sale of the Suncani Hvar hotel to Slovenia's
Terme Catez company, consequences would have been far-reaching,
said the Sabor President and the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS)
leader, Zlatko Tomcic, during a parliamentary debate on the issue
on Wednesday. #L#
Tomcic, who seldom takes the stand for MPs since he is the Sabor
Speaker, spoke about the privatisation of the Hvar-based hotel on
behalf of the HSS bench.
He said it was necessary to cancel the decision on selling Suncani
Hvar to Terme Catez, as, according to him, there was data that the
offer of another bidder, Slovenia's Kompas company, was more
favourable.
The president of the HSS, the party which played a key role in the
government's annulment of the decision on the sale, reiterated that
no criteria had been defined for the assessment of offers and offers
of all bidders had not been compared. In addition, talks were held
only with one bidder, instead of with all of them, which is contrary
to business customs, Tomcic said.
Talks were held only with Terme Catez in a panicky manner due to lack
of time, after the scandal already broke out in the public, he
added.
Vice Premier Slavko Linic said the government had abandoned plans
to sell Suncani Hvar because of some doubts in the process and
certain irregularities, but he did not specify them.
Linic rejected accusations that the government had failed to
consult professional staff in making the decision on the matter,
and said the Ivica Racan Cabinet consulted both Croatian and
foreign consultants.
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