ZAGREB, Sept 13 (Hina) - The Finance Ministry will propose to the government by Oct. 15 a revision of this year's budget, a draft of the 2002 budget, and a draft fiscal projection until 2003. The government should also prepare a
programme for its work in the second part of its mandate. This was announced by Prime Minister Ivica Racan and Finance Minister Mato Crkvenac at a government session on Thursday as part of a debate on the ways and dynamic of implementing a project for Croatia's development strategy in the 21st century. The project includes 19 integral development documents which should be completed and presented during October, and a comprehensive study which should be completed this month. The government today also addressed the prevention of drug abuse, announcing the establishment of a special office for that issue. This has been spurred by the fact that there are 4,200 addicts registered in
ZAGREB, Sept 13 (Hina) - The Finance Ministry will propose to the
government by Oct. 15 a revision of this year's budget, a draft of
the 2002 budget, and a draft fiscal projection until 2003. The
government should also prepare a programme for its work in the
second part of its mandate.
This was announced by Prime Minister Ivica Racan and Finance
Minister Mato Crkvenac at a government session on Thursday as part
of a debate on the ways and dynamic of implementing a project for
Croatia's development strategy in the 21st century.
The project includes 19 integral development documents which
should be completed and presented during October, and a
comprehensive study which should be completed this month.
The government today also addressed the prevention of drug abuse,
announcing the establishment of a special office for that issue.
This has been spurred by the fact that there are 4,200 addicts
registered in Croatia. It is, however, estimated their actual
number is 15-20,000.
The government again discussed a bill of amendments to the
Investment Funds Law, which aims at increasing control and security
for investors in funds. The wording has not be altered but the
government took into account remarks from the Economy Ministry,
which suggests equating closed domestic funds and foreign
investment funds. This requires lifting a legal limit on closed
funds stipulating that in domestic companies they may acquire a ten
percent maximum share.
The government issued a state collateral to the Uljanik shipyard in
the northern Adriatic city of Pula for the building of three ships.
Economy Minister Goranko Fizulic emphasised this was the first time
the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development had taken part
in the project, at its own request.
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