4 % ▁and ▁ 3 6 %. ▁Dis content ▁over ▁the ▁tax ▁reform ▁was ▁vo iced ▁by ▁trade ▁un ions , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁tour ism ▁sector ▁because ▁the ▁V AT ▁for ▁their ▁services ▁was ▁raised ▁from ▁ 1 3 % ▁to ▁ 2 5 %. ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Pl enk ović ▁declared ▁that ▁Cro atia ▁plans ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁euro ▁zone ▁within ▁seven ▁to ▁eight ▁years . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁government ▁increased ▁the ▁minimum ▁w age ▁by ▁ 5 % ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁and ▁adopted ▁several ▁new ▁laws , ▁including ▁the ▁allocation ▁of ▁the ▁income ▁tax ▁re venue ▁entirely ▁to ▁local ▁administrative ▁units ▁and ▁lower ▁pay ments ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁when ▁purch asing ▁used ▁cars . ▁The ▁introduction ▁of ▁a ▁property ▁tax , ▁which ▁received ▁a ▁negative ▁public ▁reaction , ▁was ▁post pon ed ▁in def initely . ▁ ▁Cro atia ' s ▁general ▁government ▁recorded ▁a ▁sur plus ▁of ▁€ 4 2 4 . 5 ▁million ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁or ▁ 0 . 9 % ▁of ▁G DP , ▁attributed ▁to ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁income ▁from ▁tax es ▁related ▁to ▁manufact uring ▁and ▁imports , ▁and ▁a ▁reduction ▁in ▁interest ▁pay ments . ▁The ▁deb t - to - G DP ▁ratio ▁decre ased ▁by ▁ 2 . 7 ▁percentage ▁points ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁to ▁ 7 7 . 5 %, ▁and ▁G DP