Nikola Grmoja of Bridge said entrepreneurs were complaining that these measures were neither good nor sufficient and that they did not need deferrals but write-offs.
"We seek stronger and more resolute measures. We are willing to support your measures too, but we also propose that you slash state spending. You can't buy 270 cars at the height of this crisis. Scrap that and put all the money into the economy," Grmoja said.
"There's no purchase of cars in this crisis. What isn't a necessity will be put aside," replied Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic.
Stjepan Curaj of the ruling coalition's HNS said that instead of being deferred, there should be a moratorium on payments so that later on, all instalments were not due at once.
Independent MP Vlaho Orepic said the deferral of payments would only increase the debts of people who could not work at the moment.
Ivan Pernar called for slashing salaries of everyone in parliament and for the prime minister to slash his own salary. He too said that deferring the payment of taxes and contributions was not the solution.
"You have your logic, we have our logic and our measures. As for solidarity, we will do all that is necessary," said Plenkovic.
Robert Podolnjak of Bridge said the constitutional right to free movement was being violated. Plenkovic said that, legally, he agreed but that priorities existed.
The most important thing to me as prime minister is that citizens avoid death, he said. "Without citizens, there are no rights."
He commended the reactions of political parties, trade unions, employers and the banking sector. He appealed to employers not to lay off workers, saying the measures the government was proposing would not apply to those who did. "Let's keep workers. That's the most important thing."
Plenkovic said that, had Croatia introduced the euro, many problems would not have to be dealt with because there would be no exchange rate differences.