The statement that Croatia has the worst inflation rate is NEITHER TRUE NOR FALSE, as it omits important details or takes them out of context.
In the show “Demontaža,” political reporter Sabina Tandara Knezović from Nova TV on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, spoke with representatives of the five most popular political options in Croatia: Marin Piletić (HDZ), Arsen Bauk (SDP), Marija Selak Raspudić (Most), Davor Drelet (DP), and Sandra Benčić (Možemo!). They touched on topics such as salary increases, the migrant crisis, and the war in Ukraine, and also raised the question of whom they would have coffee with – Milanović or Plenković.
The host of the show, Sabina Tandara Knezović, asked all participants whether citizens can expect higher salaries during their mandates and how they plan to achieve this.
A discussion followed, during which the representative of Most, Marija Selak Raspudić, stated: “Inflation has not been the same in every European country. Croatia has the worst inflation rate.” (Source: Demontaža, 28:17 minutes).
We investigated the statement and determined that it is NEITHER TRUE NOR FALSE.
Namely, the latest data from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, shows that the annual inflation rate in Croatia was 4.9 percent. This is the highest annual inflation rate measured in the euro area (Eurozone), measured on March 24, 2024. However, Croatia is not the worst in the EU by inflation rate, although it had the highest inflation rate in the Eurozone in March.
You can find the entire show on Dnevnik.hr.
