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Meeting with President of the Committee on the Economy of the Croatian Parliament
September 22, 2020

Meeting with President of the Committee on the Economy of the Croatian Parliament

AmCham representatives met with the President of the Committee on the Economy of the Croatian Parliament Mr. Žarko Tušek

Necessary Changes to the Labor Act, public procurement, tax policy and FDI were just some of the topics discussed at the meeting with Mr. Žarko Tušek, President of the Committee on the Economy of the Croatian Parliament.

Andrea Doko Jelušić, Executive Director of AmCham Croatia talked about AmCham's key policy topics: strategic positioning of FDI; digitalization of businesses and Croatian society; professionalization of public administration; improvement of business environment, business unburdening; further tax and administrative unburdening as well as more efficient judiciary system. Ms. Doko Jelušić also referred to the three Sets of Recommendations for Economic Relief published during the COVID-19 crises that included recommendations for the reduction of the total number of parafiscal charges as well as the financial burden caused by the taxes. 

Helena Schmidt, Chair of the Trade and Investment Committee said that the Committee's activites have always been focused on key priorities for business and economy and that include administrative and tax unburdening and labor legislation. She emphasized that it is necessary to further relieve the burden on certain incomes of workers in Croatia, which would increase the competitiveness of the domestic labor market. She mentioned two extensive AmCham's position papers dealing with improving the Labor Act and the Public Procurement Act.

AmCham's past and upcoming initiatives and activities as well as possibilities of cooperation were also discussed at the meeting.

 

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