"We want the epidemiological conditions to be appropriate for holding parliamentary elections. When such conditions are met, we will certainly hold the elections. Whether that will be at the end of June, in July or in August is, I think, a very small difference," Bacic told reporters after a meeting of the ruling coalition.
He said that the meeting primarily focused on the government's package of economic measures for May, which envisage cuts to parafiscal charges.
"We discussed a budget revision so that we can cover the economic measures financed from the state budget and align them with the latest government measures and plans," Bacic said.
He said that Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic had informed the coalition partners about his talks with the unions of state administration and public sector employees, and that the nomination of a new attorney-general would be in parliament this week.
"Our friends from the ruling coalition fully agreed with us and supported what the prime minister presented," Bacic said.
Maric: HRK 1.55 million paid out in aid in one month
Finance Minister Zdravko Maric said that the aid paid out to businesses for a portion of wages was ensured through budget reallocations, and that the idea now was for this to be a separate heading in the budget.
He said that HRK 1.55 million had been paid out in one month, and that this amount would be even higher this month because the aid had been raised from HRK 3,250 to 4,000 per employee.
As for the , Maric said that his task was to inform the coalition partners about the situation with the budget and the economy. He said that the initial relaxation measures had led to a 22% increase in the amount of fiscal receipts compared with the previous week.
"But this is still 16% less than in the previous years. If we look at April alone, the amount was over 40% lower. The relaxation measures, as has been expected, are having a positive effect on the economy, but we are still far from last year's levels," Maric said.