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Slovenia: Slovenia to discuss 2014 budget next week

2013/09/21

The Slovenian government is expected to discuss the 2014 budget next week.

While the majority significant measures have not from presently on been officially announced, a framework agreement is said to have been reached between government parties. The option of cutting pensions is said to have been discarded on the request of the Pensioners Party (DeSUS) and its national secretary Karl Erjavec, who threatened to leave the coalition otherwise.

As concerns revenue, the new budget law is said to foresee new property taxes (expected to bring in just under 200 million euros) and measures to root out tax evasion (as well expected to bring in about 200 million euros).

As concerns government spending, subsidies for pensioners over age 65 receiving over 1,400 euros per month is under consideration (which would result in about 20 million euros), while cuts to investment and public spending totalling 80 million euros is expected (according to the newspaper Delo). Of particular importance is the proposition to cut the minimum wage, though whether it has been decided on from presently on or not is unknown.

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