The finance minister talks about government finances in 2017 and plans for 2018.
A new initiative aims to monitor the way public money is spent.
Another year will pass without any significant reforms.
The budget deficit is expected to decline once again.
Croatia had a deficit of 0.9 percent of GDP last year.
Finance Minister Marić is in Washington for meetings with IMF and the World Bank.
The debt has been reduced to 81.9 percent of GDP.
The deficit in the first six months of the year was just 0.4 percent of the GDP.
Finance Minister Marić says that economy-wise everything is going according to the plan.
With falling budget deficits, some believe it is time for the government to reduce taxes.