ZAGREB, May 24 (Hina) - Croatian Economy Minister Nenad Porges and the leaders of four Croatian trade union federations on Monday agreed the tripartite social negotiations among employers, the government, and unions ought to be held
in spite of a cessation in the work of the Economic Social Council on the state level. The union heads voiced their demand to participate in the privatisation of public companies and in the drafting of a Croatian economic development strategy. Some unions propose a reduced Value Added Tax, and voiced their dissatisfaction with intentions to privatise public companies, especially Croatian Telecommunications. Minister Porges told reporters after the meeting he did not accept the unions' remark that Croatia had no clear economic development strategy. A document to that effect is nearing completion, he said, adding the majority of Economy Ministry
ZAGREB, May 24 (Hina) - Croatian Economy Minister Nenad Porges and
the leaders of four Croatian trade union federations on Monday
agreed the tripartite social negotiations among employers, the
government, and unions ought to be held in spite of a cessation in
the work of the Economic Social Council on the state level.
The union heads voiced their demand to participate in the
privatisation of public companies and in the drafting of a Croatian
economic development strategy. Some unions propose a reduced Value
Added Tax, and voiced their dissatisfaction with intentions to
privatise public companies, especially Croatian
Telecommunications.
Minister Porges told reporters after the meeting he did not accept
the unions' remark that Croatia had no clear economic development
strategy. A document to that effect is nearing completion, he said,
adding the majority of Economy Ministry activities were based on
the document.
He supported the unions' desire to actively participate in the
privatisation of public companies.
Attending today's meeting were Davor Juric of the Federation of
Independent Trade Unions of Croatia, Boris Kunst of the Association
of Workers' Trade Unions of Croatia, Zdenko Mucnjak of the Croatian
Association of Trade Unions, and Kresimir Sever of the
Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Croatia.
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