Opposition Says Government Measures for Business Sector Belated

SDP MP and former finance minister Boris Lalovac welcomed the scheme, noting that it was comprehensive and generous.

“These measures will definitely alleviate the impact of inflation, the market will stabilise and there are instruments to alleviate emergency situations,” he said, adding that it would be good if the government introduced price monitoring to establish if VAT reduction had actually helped reduce prices of products for citizens.

Stephen Nikola Bartulica of the Homeland Movement said that the government should have reacted sooner, that its measures were welcome but few and belated.

Marijan Pavliček of the Croatian Sovereignists said that the government’s measures were partially good but belated and that more attention should be given to farmers given that prices of their production materials “have gone up by 400%”.

Romana Nikolić of the Social Democrats, too, believes the government’s measures are belated and partially misdirected.

She recalled that her party group had proposed reducing the VAT rate on electricity and gas and raising the non-taxable income from HRK 3,800 to 5,000, which would result in a HRK 300 increase in all wages. Reducing VAT on food can result in an increase in trade margins while prices will remain the same, she warned.

Anka Mrak Taritaš (GLAS) said the government’s measures for households were good and fair, but that those for the business sector were not sufficient and were belated.

“The government should accept the Opposition’s proposals and reduce the price of labour to help the business sector,” she said.

Zvonimir Troskot of the Bridge party believes the measures are belated but he welcomes the reduction of VAT and the redirecting of social transfers from the Energy Efficiency Fund.

He pointed to a lack of a long-term energy policy.

Sandra Benčić of We Can! said that the measures exceeded the expectations.

“I believe the social package is good, that it covers a broad group of people, which is good. It is good that all households will receive payments for heating, gas and electricity costs,” she said, adding that subsidies for the business sector should have been higher.

She also welcomed the reduction of VAT but warned that without control mechanisms for extra profit from margins, citizens would possibly not feel the lowering of prices.

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