ZAGREB, Dec 4 (Hina) - The Croatian parliament on Wednesday morning started a debate on changes to the Law on the Financing of Units of Regional and Local Self-Government, which was forwarded into urgent procedure and which envisages
increasing the amount of income tax revenues which are allocated to units of local and regional self-government.
ZAGREB, Dec 4 (Hina) - The Croatian parliament on Wednesday morning
started a debate on changes to the Law on the Financing of Units of
Regional and Local Self-Government, which was forwarded into
urgent procedure and which envisages increasing the amount of
income tax revenues which are allocated to units of local and
regional self-government. #L#
The proposed changes would compensate for decreased income tax
revenues in county and municipal budgets caused by changes to the
Law on Income Tax Revenues, which are also in parliamentary
procedure and which envisage the increase of the non-taxable part
of income and introduce a set of tax benefits.
Deputy Finance Minister Damir Kustrak said that under the bill tax
income revenues that are allocated to counties should increase from
eight to ten percent while those allocated to towns and
municipalities should rise from 32 to 34% (i.e. 35% if the
municipalities have fire-fighting departments).
The parliament this morning adopted a report by the credentials and
privileges commission ending the mandate of MP Stjepan Dehin of the
Croatian Peasants' Party (HSS) and reinstating MP Zdenko Haramija
of the HSS following the suspension of his mandate.
The parliament adopted a bill on changes to the Law on Health
Insurance and sent a proposal on the establishment of a fund for
environmental protection and power saving into third reading.
The MPs also adopted the Analysis of the State Portfolio for 2001,
with information on privatisation results by October 2002, an
assessment of the performance of the members of supervisory boards
in state-owned companies, and an operational privatisation plan.
(hina) rml