ZAGREB, 9 February 2021 - Last year's Croatian presidential and parliamentary elections cost the government nearly HRK 177 million (€23.6m), the State Electoral Commission says in its annual work report.
The parliamentary election, held in July 2020, cost HRK 101.5 million (€13.5m), HRK 8.5 million (€1.1m) less than the election held in 2016, as a result of savings made on allowances for the work of election bodies following changes to tax rules.
Material costs were nearly HRK 2 million (€266,660) higher than in 2016 because of the costs of coronavirus protective gear and sanitiser for nearly 7,000 polling committees.
The presidential election cost HRK 75.3 million (€10m). The first round of the vote was held on 22 December 2019 and the second round took place on 5 January 2020.
