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ZAGREB, April 15 (Hina) - The Croatian House of Counties rejected
two draft bills proposed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) which
deal with highland areas and the return of debts to pensioners.
Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) representatives rejected the bill
on highland areas arguing that those areas are covered in the Law on
Monetary Incentives for Agriculture and Fisheries and the Law on
Areas Under Special Government Care and that the bill is
unfeasible.
Opposition MPs, on the contrary, supported the bill in the debate,
on the suggestion that it should be decided exactly which areas are
highlands.
HDZ representatives declared the draft bill on the return of debts
to pensioners a good marketing strategy but unfeasible and without
sufficient funds because they confirmed that the government
currently does not have money for that.
On behalf of SDP Ratko Maricic judged that the pension fund should
not be reformed until the government debt to pensioners is
established. He confirmed that the government withheld 34 current
pensions for pensioners, and that the government budget owes
pension funds roughly more than US$1 billion.
The House of Counties passed, with a great majority, the bill on
confirming conventions on the prohibition of use, gathering of
resources, production and transport of anti-personnel mines and on
their annihilation.
The House passed the bill on confirming consular conventions
between Croatia and Rumania, with a final draft ensuing.
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