The Constitutional Court, according to unofficial reports, ruled today that there is no reason to quash a parliamentary decision to hold the referendum. Asked about to comment, Pusic said it was "particularly important that all citizens, regardless of what they think about this topic, to go to the referendum and vote against."
"It is about the protection of human and minority rights and I think it would be very important if the Croatian society sent a message, to itself and everyone else, that human and minority rights will be protected and that we stand for the protection of human and minority rights, regardless of whether you like someone or not," said Pusic.
"We will push for the protection of minorities in Croatian society and for equalising their rights with the rights of the majority," she added.
Asked about the reservations the ministers of her Croatian People's Party voiced about changes to the income tax law at today's government session, Pusic said everything was fine in the relations between the HNS and the senior partner in the ruling coalition, the Social Democrats.
"We have positions, we are discussing them. We already discussed this and will discuss it further," she said.
Under a government proposal, the second income, currently taxed at a 25 per cent rate, would be taxed 12, 25 or 40 per cent, depending on the income. Pusic and Economy Minister Ivan Vrdoljak said at the session this would deal a blow to the middle class, the driver of society.
Pusic told reporters afterwards the problem could be solved by redefining the rates while making sure that people making millions were subject to the 40 per cent rate.