GOVT GRANTS MONEY TO LOCAL ADMINISTRATION IN DANUBE RIVER REGION

( Editorial: --> 6284 ) ILOK, Dec 5 (Hina) - The Croatian Government granted a total of 5.3 million kuna to the local municipal and town authorities in the Croatian Danube river region which should be enough for their work until the end of this year, Administration Minister Davorin Mlakar said Friday. During a meeting with Vukovar County Prefect Rudolf Koenig and leaders of Ilok and surrounding municipalities, Mlakar and his hosts discussed the property of former municipalities in the Danube river region. They stressed that clear property relations represent one of preconditions for interested business people to buy ground and build economic facilities on it. Mlakar stressed that it was time for inspection services to start functioning in the Danube river region, so that taxes could be gathered and municipalities could start functioning. Mlakar announced the payment of six-month allowances for 343 persons who worked in the former illegal bodies of authority, and are not employed with the new authorities. (hina) mm rm 051933 MET dec 97