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Fiscal and property reforms in Croatia and Serbia

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Croatia and Serbia are implementing various fiscal and administrative reforms targeting real estate, entrepreneurship, and social welfare. In Croatia, the government Agency for Legal Property Transactions and Mediation (APN) has approved over 5,044 processed significant tax refund requests relief for first-time home buyers, buyers. As of October 2026, 5,122 requests were approved, totaling more than 38.2 nearly 39 million euros in VAT and real estate transfer tax relief. Additionally, a new proposal aims refunds. This support, averaging approximately 7,581 euros per family, has seen the highest volume of approvals in Zagreb, followed by Split-Dalmatia and Zagreb counties. Some applications were rejected due to abolish property prices exceeding legal thresholds, age limits, or prior ownership. To address potential 'tax scissors' affecting retirees, the Croatian government has proposed abolishing income tax for most pensioners by 2027. This reform seeks The plan aims to increase tax reductions from 50 percent to 100 percent for annual incomes up to 60,000 euros, potentially exempting approximately which could exempt roughly 541,000 retirees. In Serbia, the ‘Svoj na svome’ system has processed roughly approximately one million property ownership registration requests in 28 weeks, a significant massive increase over the 320,000 cases resolved in the previous decades. 28 years. This digital-led initiative aims to resolve long-standing issues regarding illegal construction. Regarding taxation, new entrepreneurship, Serbian procedural changes for entrepreneurs will allow those losing flat-rate taxation status to select a personal income payout model within 15 days. New Additionally, new entrepreneurs must also submit electronic advance tax returns (PPDG-1S) within 15 days of starting activities. activities to determine monthly tax installments.

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