ZAGREB, June 25 (Hina) - The Croatian National Parliament House of representatives on Friday adopted with 72 votes for, 17 against and one abstention, the rescheduling of the state budget for this year. This year's budget will, thus,
be decreased by about US$13.7 million, and its expenditure will amount to US$6.7 billion. The rescheduling of the budget was adopted after a discussion on about 70 amendments, but most of them were dismissed or partially adopted by the Government (mostly pertaining to the construction and reconstruction of schools) with their amendments. The Government, Finance Minister Borislav Skegro said, adopted MPs motions and left unchanged the amount of funds planned for the reconstruction of homes for invalids and the reconstruction of war-damaged family homes. The amendments include an increase of funds of about US$52 million, so the Government does not accept the other amendments, Skegro
ZAGREB, June 25 (Hina) - The Croatian National Parliament House of
representatives on Friday adopted with 72 votes for, 17 against and
one abstention, the rescheduling of the state budget for this
year.
This year's budget will, thus, be decreased by about US$13.7
million, and its expenditure will amount to US$6.7 billion.
The rescheduling of the budget was adopted after a discussion on
about 70 amendments, but most of them were dismissed or partially
adopted by the Government (mostly pertaining to the construction
and reconstruction of schools) with their amendments.
The Government, Finance Minister Borislav Skegro said, adopted MPs
motions and left unchanged the amount of funds planned for the
reconstruction of homes for invalids and the reconstruction of war-
damaged family homes.
The amendments include an increase of funds of about US$52 million,
so the Government does not accept the other amendments, Skegro
said.
With internal reallocations, $479.4 million will be set aside for
the pension fund ($192 million), the health fund ($98.7 million)
and savings insurance ($164.4 million).
The House of Representatives also adopted a decision on discussing
amendments to the Constitutional Law on the Croatian
Constitutional Court.
MPs also adopted a law increasing expenditure for oil products.
The new law determining vocations and jobs with an accelerated
retirement plan does not include reporters working in the daily
press.
MPs also voted on several reports and adopted the report on the
implementation of the law on the rights of Croatian Homeland War
soldiers and their family members.
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