We ended 2019 as an organization of 251 companies which employ more than 88,000 people in Croatia. When an organization with such a diverse membership of competing companies builds its positions on consensus, such documents represent the authentic voice of businesses, targeting the essence of Croatian business challenges.
In 2019, AmCham had more meetings with political stakeholders than internal committee meetings. One of the reasons was certainly the fourth round of tax reform. Even though we were happy to see some of the non-taxable benefits we advocated for realized, we have not seen ambitious tax relief for wider working population related to tax rates or tax brackets. The highest tax rate of 36% remained one of the impediments to positioning Croatia as an investment hub in 
this part of Europe.

We also advocated for the card payment initiative, which would enable new ways of payment for government fees, and further widening of e-services for companies and citizens.