▁the ▁ret irement ▁age ▁back ▁to ▁ 6 5 . ▁ ▁A ▁nation wide ▁strike ▁of ▁teachers ▁in ▁primary ▁and ▁secondary ▁schools ▁started ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁following ▁the ▁government ’ s ▁ref us al ▁to ▁increase ▁their ▁w ages ▁by ▁ 6 %. ▁The ▁strike ▁halt ed ▁all ▁classes ▁in ▁schools . ▁The ▁strike ▁last ed ▁until ▁ 2 ▁December , ▁when ▁teachers ’ ▁un ions ▁and ▁the ▁government ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁grad ual ▁increase ▁in ▁w ages ▁of ▁ 6 % ▁by ▁ 2 0 2 1 . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁The ▁new ▁government ▁introduced ▁a ▁tax ▁reform ▁starting ▁from ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁set ▁the ▁reduction ▁of ▁the ▁budget ▁def ic it ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁budget . ▁The ▁initial ▁tax ▁reform ▁proposal ▁from ▁Z d rav ko ▁Mar ić , ▁the ▁Fin ance ▁minister ▁who ▁retained ▁his ▁position ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁cabinet , ▁caused ▁some ▁disag re ements ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁member - part ies ▁of ▁the ▁r uling ▁coal ition , ▁the ▁HD Z ▁and ▁the ▁Most . ▁The ▁modified ▁proposal ▁included ▁a ▁reduction ▁in ▁corpor ate ▁income ▁tax ▁from ▁ 2 0 % ▁to ▁ 1 8 % ▁for ▁large ▁companies ▁and ▁ 1 2 % ▁for ▁small ▁and ▁mid - level ▁companies . ▁Personal ▁income ▁tax ▁rates ▁were ▁changed ▁from ▁ 1 2 %, ▁ 2 5 % ▁and ▁ 4 0 % ▁into ▁tax ▁rates ▁of ▁ 2