Na sastanku Socijalnog vijeća krajem februara, Mladen Novosel, predsjednik Hrvatskog radničkog sindikata, osporio je tvrdnje vladinih predstavnika koji su najavili uštedu od oko 260 miliona eura rezovima u javnom sektoru, smanjenjem beneficija za zaposlenike i otkazima za oko 5.000 ugovorno angažiranih lica.
At the Social Council meeting in late February, Mladen Novosel, the president of the Croatian Workers Union, challenged the government representatives who announced savings of around 260m euros with public sector cuts, by reducing employee benefits, and layoffs of about 5,000 freelance workers.