ZAGREB, Dec 18 (Hina) - Caritas Croatia and the Franciscan Institute for the Culture of Peace said on Thursday that by stating that the IMF objects to a ban on work Sundays, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission to
Croatia had interfered with amendments to the Trade Act restricting the work of stores on Sundays.
ZAGREB, Dec 18 (Hina) - Caritas Croatia and the Franciscan Institute
for the Culture of Peace said on Thursday that by stating that the IMF
objects to a ban on work Sundays, the head of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission to Croatia had interfered with amendments
to the Trade Act restricting the work of stores on Sundays.#L#
IMF Mission chief Hans Flickenschild yesterday advised scrapping the
application of the Act as it constituted a step backwards for
Croatia.
"Mr Flickenschild's statement is surprising and seems like a dictate,
especially given that our surveys have shown that the Act will not
lead to a reduction of GDP. All estimates indicate that business in
stores will not go down but will be conducted on other days," read a
statement signed by Mario Babic and Boze Vuleta, heads of Caritas
Croatia and the Franciscan Institute respectively.
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