ZAGREB, Oct 27 (Hina) - "Croatia needs a new economic policy in order to achieve economic competitiveness on the global market," chairman of the Croatian Parliament Committee for the Government Budget and Finances, Djuro Njavro, said
on the second day of an international Intercon Counselling "Croatia 2000 - Challenges and Opportunities of a New Time; Croatia on the Way into a New Millennium". "The growth of public expenditure must be stopped, the Government budget restored to the principle of slower growth than the GDP and tie the growth of salaries to the growth of production," Njavro said. Croatia's foreign debt of about US$9 billion is not such as to lead to a collapse and there is no reason for its rescheduling, Njavro said. However, to maintain economic and social stability, it is necessary to stimulate economic growth and exports, saving, domestic and foreign investments, decrease tax burdens, he said. C
ZAGREB, Oct 27 (Hina) - "Croatia needs a new economic policy in
order to achieve economic competitiveness on the global market,"
chairman of the Croatian Parliament Committee for the Government
Budget and Finances, Djuro Njavro, said on the second day of an
international Intercon Counselling "Croatia 2000 - Challenges and
Opportunities of a New Time; Croatia on the Way into a New
Millennium".
"The growth of public expenditure must be stopped, the Government
budget restored to the principle of slower growth than the GDP and
tie the growth of salaries to the growth of production," Njavro
said.
Croatia's foreign debt of about US$9 billion is not such as to lead
to a collapse and there is no reason for its rescheduling, Njavro
said.
However, to maintain economic and social stability, it is necessary
to stimulate economic growth and exports, saving, domestic and
foreign investments, decrease tax burdens, he said.
Chairman of the board of managers of Croatia's oil company Ina,
Davor Stern, spoke about strategic partners in economic growth, and
Assistant Maritime Affairs Minister, Cedomir Dundovic, about
Croatia's transport system.
head of the World Bank Office in Croatia, Sandor Sipos, said the
transition from a socialist into modern banking is proceeding very
slowly. In these countries the banking system should not be
expanded, but developed, Sipos said.
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