The programmes have yet to be endorsed by the government. They have been drafted jointly with the Economic Institute in Zagreb. The leather industry accounted for 0.24% of Croatian GDP and employed 8,100 people in 2005. The share of GDP held by the industry is expected to increase to 0.26% in 2015 as a result of the support programmes. The number of employees in the leather industry is expected to fall to 7,800 by 2015.
