CROATIAN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES TIGHTER FINANCIAL CONTROL

ZAGREB, June 2 (Hina) - Speaking of further implementation of the government stabilization programme at a session on Thursday, Prime Minister Nikica Valentic announced that the government would tighten control of financial dealings, including customs, illegal cash transactions and commodity exchange. He stressed that each product launched on the market would have to have a valid declaration. Valentic announced a budget revision in September and introduction of excise tax as of July 1. If the current parliamentary crisis continued, he said the government would use its constitutional and legal authority to pass legislation on imposing excise tax. The prime minister also announced the reduction of some taxes by the end of the year, including war tax. He stressed there would be no price increases, claiming that even the slightest rise in inflation would be a direct attack on the stabilization scheme. Deputy Prime Minister Skegro said a significant rise in production had been registered, but that various forms of consumptions should be stabilized. The government adopted a report on final preparations for this year's tourist season. In the first four months this year there were 12 percent of tourists more than in the same period last year, and in May this year 60 percent more than last year. 021514 MET jun 94