ZAGREB, March 17 (Hina) - The Government will not let the increase of the 2000 state budget, Croatian Finance Minister Mato Crkvenac said in the end of a marathon discussion on the budget for this year, held in the National
Parliament's House of Representatives. "It (the enlargement) would be contrary to its programme," Crkvenac added. The Finance Minister announced that the Government would try to accept as more amendments as possible with the re-allocation of the money inside the budget's items. During the three-day-long debate members of the parliament proposed over 300 amendments, and the Government will consider them by the middle of next week, when the Sabor's lower house should vote on this draft budget. Crkvenac reiterated that an objective of this year's budget is to recover the economy by lessening tax burdens and by introducing other stimulating measures. The minister accentu
ZAGREB, March 17 (Hina) - The Government will not let the increase
of the 2000 state budget, Croatian Finance Minister Mato Crkvenac
said in the end of a marathon discussion on the budget for this year,
held in the National Parliament's House of Representatives.
"It (the enlargement) would be contrary to its programme," Crkvenac
added.
The Finance Minister announced that the Government would try to
accept as more amendments as possible with the re-allocation of the
money inside the budget's items.
During the three-day-long debate members of the parliament
proposed over 300 amendments, and the Government will consider them
by the middle of next week, when the Sabor's lower house should vote
on this draft budget.
Crkvenac reiterated that an objective of this year's budget is to
recover the economy by lessening tax burdens and by introducing
other stimulating measures.
The minister accentuated that one of key issues for the concept of
this budget is the payment of the debt of 3.6 billion kuna ($450
million) out of a total of 9.33 billion kuna ($1.16 billion) of the
internal debt.
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