Making a decision to get married might not be the easiest one, for sure. People are not so keen to get married very young and even if in the "right age", they seem to be less interested in marriage. In Otok near Sinj, the local authorities decided to stimulate people to get married by paying them a one-time financial incentive.
According to Radio Dalmacija, Otok near Sinj is full of eligible bachelors. More than 400 of them are still not married and it seems they are not planing to get married any time soon.
The Mayor of Otok, Branko Samardžić sais: "If we would know the real reason, we would solve it. I believe we are not the only one with this kind of problem, many are struggling with the very same issue."We hope that the support of the five thousand kuna for starting a new family and the financial incentive for every child will stimulate the bachelors of Otok to get married, but also that we will inspire other cities and municipalities to do the same.
