ZAGREB, Oct 17 (Hina) - The Croatian parliament on Wednesday debated amendments to legislation on formerly war-affected areas which would revoke a provision increasing the salaries of public servants there by 25-50 percent. Under the
current law, employees in state services and bodies of local self-government in so-called areas of special government concern were entitled to a 25 or 50 percent salary increase, depending on whether they were employed in the first or second group of said areas. Last summer, the government adopted a decree which revoked said right. The decree has now been turned into a law. According to the amendments, the employees in question would have the same salaries as those in public services in the rest of Croatia. Only Vladimir Seks of the opposition's Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) vehemently objected to changing the law, deeming it "an inhumane and inhuman move on the governm
ZAGREB, Oct 17 (Hina) - The Croatian parliament on Wednesday
debated amendments to legislation on formerly war-affected areas
which would revoke a provision increasing the salaries of public
servants there by 25-50 percent.
Under the current law, employees in state services and bodies of
local self-government in so-called areas of special government
concern were entitled to a 25 or 50 percent salary increase,
depending on whether they were employed in the first or second group
of said areas.
Last summer, the government adopted a decree which revoked said
right. The decree has now been turned into a law.
According to the amendments, the employees in question would have
the same salaries as those in public services in the rest of
Croatia.
Only Vladimir Seks of the opposition's Croatian Democratic Union
(HDZ) vehemently objected to changing the law, deeming it "an
inhumane and inhuman move on the government's part towards areas of
special state concern." He asked how the government intended to
encourage employment there if it rescinded the higher salary
provision.
Dragica Zgrebec endorsed the amendments on behalf of parliament's
Economy, Development and Reconstruction Committee, pointing out
that employees in formerly war-affected areas did not need higher
salaries as they already enjoyed various forms of tax relief.
Zgrebec expressed the same stand on behalf of the ruling
coalition's Social Democrats (SDP).
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