CROATIAN GOVERNMENT HOLDS SESSION

ZAGREB, Feb 23 (Hina) - The Croatian government at a session today cancelled the decision for a 30 per cent increase in the price of tenants wanting to purchase public apartments. Conditions under which public apartments can be bought will be valid until 1 June, after which a new decision on prices is to be expected. This was the last opportunity for tenants to buy their apartments under such favorable conditions after June 1. The government also adopted several regulations and decisions to try to put the banking system in order, restrict budgetary fund spending and regulations linked with the welfare of the war victims. At today's session the government fixed the price of 7,000 Kunas for working permits in Germany. These funds are to go into the budgetarty fund and where they will be allocated to finance housing construction for war victims. Valentic estimated that in the two years the government would have collected enough funds to build 200 standard apartments. (Hina) jn rv vm 231809 MET feb 95