Mate Rimac: Croatian entrepreneur clarifies tax error

Entrepreneur Mate Rimac, founder of Rimac Group and head of Bugatti Rimac, was recently listed as a tax debtor by the Croatian Tax Administration with an alleged debt of 39,261.64 euros. Rimac contested the report, stating that the state actually owes him nearly 40,000 euros following the sale of a Ferrari 812 GTS abroad, which entitled him to a refund of special motor vehicle taxes.

The Croatian Customs Administration later issued an apology, confirming that the listing was the result of an algorithmic error during the update process. The system incorrectly displayed the amount the state owed Rimac as a debt owed by him. The administration clarified that Rimac has no outstanding special motor vehicle tax obligations and apologized for the inconvenience caused by the error.

Separately, Rimac confirmed that his company is collaborating with BMW on the development of two additional vehicle models. This follows the implementation of shared technology in the new electric BMW i7, which utilizes a battery system produced at the Rimac campus near Zagreb.