ZAGREB, June 27 (Hina) - The Croatian parliament's House of Representatives on Tuesday bound the government to draft a final privatisation auditing bill which would be based on two already motioned bills, one by the government, the
other by the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ). During last week's debate on privatisation auditing, both bills were commended as well as criticised. Most MPs agreed it was indisputable that there had been misuse and irregularities in privatisation, and that an audit was necessary. Some MPs said the audit should be carried out in all former socially-owned enterprises, as motioned by HDZ, whereas others inclined more to the government bill that the audit be carried out in those enterprises whose privatisation was suspected of irregularities. All MPs were undivided in their opinion that the auditing should be carried out in the shortest possible time because
ZAGREB, June 27 (Hina) - The Croatian parliament's House of
Representatives on Tuesday bound the government to draft a final
privatisation auditing bill which would be based on two already
motioned bills, one by the government, the other by the Croatian
Democratic Union (HDZ).
During last week's debate on privatisation auditing, both bills
were commended as well as criticised. Most MPs agreed it was
indisputable that there had been misuse and irregularities in
privatisation, and that an audit was necessary.
Some MPs said the audit should be carried out in all former
socially-owned enterprises, as motioned by HDZ, whereas others
inclined more to the government bill that the audit be carried out
in those enterprises whose privatisation was suspected of
irregularities.
All MPs were undivided in their opinion that the auditing should be
carried out in the shortest possible time because a lengthy
procedure would keep potential foreign investors away.
Since both bills offer good solutions, the Lower House today bound
the government to use the two bills to draft a final one.
The Lower House also endorsed two conclusions motioned by HDZ, the
first binding the government to issue within 60 days a list of the
200 wealthiest families in Croatia, compiled according to
international standards.
The second conclusion binds the government and parliament to
disclose earnings declarations of all officials who between 1991
and 2000 were at the head of the Croatian Privatisation Fund and the
Pension Fund, and of board directors at the two funds and at the
Croatian pension and disability insurance bureaux.
Following a brief debate, the Lower House bound the government to
draft a final state audit bill, also based on two already motioned
bills, one by the government and the other by HDZ. According to both
bills, the State Audit Bureau would carry out the auditing of
privatisation.
The Lower House adopted a Croatian statistical research programme,
and began a debate on a final bill on the 2001 census.
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