Overview
- The government ordered that, starting Thursday, 1 October, restaurants and cafés must show both the current price and an 'anchor' price that records what the item cost on 10 September 2026.
- The obligation covers printed menus, outdoor boards and online price lists, which must be published in machine‑readable formats and updated by 08:00 on days when prices change.
- Officials say customers will pay the current listed price and the earlier figure is only for comparison, but media reports differ on enforcement fines with amounts cited between about €2,000 and up to €30,000.
- Gastronomy groups led by Zagreb association president Franz Letica warn the dual display will confuse guests and say the sector is preparing legal challenges, while small shops and service firms say the technical and recordkeeping demands will be burdensome.
- The rule responds to years of strong price rises in Croatian tourism and gastronomy that left consumers concerned, and it could make price changes more visible to visitors while raising compliance costs for local businesses.