ZAGREB, March 21 (Hina) - Commenting on a motion by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) party bench at the Croatian National Parliament that a possibility of decrease in budget funds should be discussed, Finance Minister Mato Crkvenac
said Monday night there is not chance of such a decrease. "There are approximately 500 amendments to the draft budget seeking enormous resources," Crkvenac said, adding "objectively there is no chance of a possible budget decrease, as suggested by the SDP party bench". There is no example in the world in the past 20 years that a country has asked for even a nominal decrease in budgetary funds, he said. The budget has been decreased as much as possible, Crkvenac asserted. "On the other hand, we will neither allow its increase because there is no source for that, and the economy must be unburdened from taxes. We will try to carry out a further rationalisation and restructuri
ZAGREB, March 21 (Hina) - Commenting on a motion by the Social
Democratic Party (SDP) party bench at the Croatian National
Parliament that a possibility of decrease in budget funds should be
discussed, Finance Minister Mato Crkvenac said Monday night there
is not chance of such a decrease.
"There are approximately 500 amendments to the draft budget seeking
enormous resources," Crkvenac said, adding "objectively there is
no chance of a possible budget decrease, as suggested by the SDP
party bench".
There is no example in the world in the past 20 years that a country
has asked for even a nominal decrease in budgetary funds, he said.
The budget has been decreased as much as possible, Crkvenac
asserted.
"On the other hand, we will neither allow its increase because there
is no source for that, and the economy must be unburdened from
taxes. We will try to carry out a further rationalisation and
restructuring of the budget within these frames," Crkvenac said.
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