A Fiscal Governance Improvement Plan for a future Croatian Government

At its session of April 30, 2014, the Government of the Republic of Croatia accepted the Convergence Programme of the Republic of Croatia for the Period 2014-2018, the first Convergence Programme to be drafted by the Republic of Croatia as an EU Member State. The most specific part of the Programme deals with fiscal governance, explaining key changes in the budget system, necessary for compliance with the European Semester requirements. Improvements in fiscal governance, achieved through the planned changes, particularly in budget planning, public debt management and expenditure control, will not be seen until 201