ZAGREB, Nov 29 (Hina) - A government report on the privatisation process in 2001 and 2002 was on Friday fervently criticised by opposition MPs while the ruling coalition okayed it presenting a few minor objections.
ZAGREB, Nov 29 (Hina) - A government report on the privatisation
process in 2001 and 2002 was on Friday fervently criticised by
opposition MPs while the ruling coalition okayed it presenting a
few minor objections. #L#
Opposition MPs consider the information in the report inauthentic
and unclear, particularly the information referring to the
successful privatisation of companies whose majority owner is the
state.
They stated that no measures were taken against irresponsible and
incompetent members of the management or supervisory boards of
privatised companies and objected to the lack of data on the effects
of privatisation on employment.
The Opposition was unanimous in its demand for the adoption of a new
privatisation law as they believe that the existing one is not good.
They also advocated more detailed probes into foreign investors or
potential owners of Croatian companies.
The objections also referred to the fact that the nominal value of
the state portfolio was still not known and that there was lack of
information about the situation in privatised companies,
particularly regarding the fate of their employees. Opposition MPs
also expressed their doubts regarding suspicious buyers from
abroad.
Party benches of the ruling coalition endorsed the report and
expressed satisfaction with the fact that the presented data
reflected the intention of the government and Croatian
Privatisation Fund to monitor the operation of companies from the
government's portfolio and take appropriate measures in companies
experiencing more serious problems.
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