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Croatia announces pension payments for nearly one million retirees starting Monday

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Croatian Finance Minister Miroslav Ruzić confirmed that the government will begin paying pensions to approximately 1,085,632 recipients on March 4 without any deductions or delays due to previous administrative issues. While some sources initially suggested a potential delay until Monday following earlier reports of penalties for late payments in February and January, Minister Ruzič has stated unequivocally that the process will be maximized accelerated with no penalization applied moving forward.

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    Minister Ružić announced the payment of pensions to approximately 119,000 retirees without any penalties.
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    The approval process for an inclusive supplement will be accelerated as much as possible by authorities.
March 14, 13:52 Minister Ružić announced the payment of pensions for approximately 119,000 retirees without penalties.
March 14, 13:13 Ružič stated that approval procedures will be maximally accelerated to ensure payments are made by Monday at the latest. (Note: There appears to be a contradiction in source articles regarding whether payment is 'by next week' or specifically on this upcoming Tuesday; all sources agree acceleration and no penalties for eligible retirees.)

Minister Ružić announced the payment of pensions for approximately 119,000 retirees without any penalty.

— [Mar 14, 12:54] Ministar Ružić najavio isplatu mirovina bez penalizacije (Tportal.hr)

Minister Ružić stated that the process for approving inclusive supplements will be accelerated to a maximum extent.

— [Mar 14, 13:02] Ružić o inkluzivnom dodatku: 'Sve ćemo maksimalno ubrzati' (Tportal.hr)

'We are already on Monday,' Minister Ružić said regarding the upcoming pension payments.

— [Mar 14, 13:52] Ministar Ružić najavio isplatu za 119.000 umirovljenika: 'Već u ponedjeljak...' (Direktno.hr)

Minister Ružić emphasized that all procedures will be carried out with maximum speed.

— [Mar 14, 13:52] Ministar Ružić najavio isplatu za 119.000 umirovljenika (Direktno.hr)