INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT GROWTH CONTINUING, GOVERNMENT SAYS

ZAGREB, Dec 14 (Hina) - Industrial output in November rose by 4 percent compared to the same time last year, Deputy Prime Minister Borislav Skegro said today opening a Government session. "This means that the 6-percent annual growth of industrial output is continuing," Skegro said, adding that retail prices fell by 17.5 percent from last year. Deputy Prime Minister Jure Radic said that preparations for a pilot reconstruction project in war-stricken areas would start Friday. The project, which includes the reconstruction of damaged houses in the Sibenik, Zadar, Osijek and Vinkovci areas, is to be completed by next summer, so that refugees now in hotels can return to their homes. The Government passed a Bill on the 1995 Budget and tabled it for the next parliamentary session. It also passed several Bills of amendments to tax legislation. An import quota for 1995 was set at US$ 700 million - to be spent on raw materials, equipment and spare parts. (hina) jn as 141806 MET dec 94