CROATIAN PARLIAMENT PASSES ACT ON PUBLIC SERVANT WAGES

ZAGREB, Oct 6 (Hina) - The Croatian Parliament's House of Representatives unanimously passed an act on civil servants and public service employees' wages at today's session. Under the act the Government and trade unions would determine the basic rate of wages. Wages were to be determined under this act from October 1 this year. Prime Minister Nikica Valentic said about 50 million DEM should be provided from the Budget for fulfilling the act this year, and an additional 500 million DEM next year. The average wage should come to about 1,900 kunas by the end of the year, Valentic said. The salaries of teachers who had worked for 15 years were 1,700 kunas before the act was passed, but now it should rise to 2,000 kunas, he said. The House of Representatives asked the Government to consider other measures for improving teachers' living standards. (hina) mar sd mm 061437 MET oct 94