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The Fiscal Council was visited by the delegation of the Croatian Fiscal Policy Commission which is currently an authority in formation, led by Prof. Dr Sandra Krtalić. During the meeting we presented conditions for the work of the Slovenian Fiscal Council, our experience so far and challenges we face carrying out in our work.

In the first ten months of 2023, the state budget recorded a deficit (of EUR 1,120 million), which turned to a surplus of EUR 57 million when excluding the impact of various intervention measures. State budget trends in the first ten months were worse than in the same period last year. The overall deficit was […]

The draft budgetary documents indicate a deteriorating fiscal situation and a continuation of pro-cyclical expansionary fiscal policy this year and next, given a more realistic assessment of fiscal developments this year than the one presented in the documents. This conclusion is independent of the extensive funding foreseen for reconstruction after the natural disaster in August. […]

In the first nine months of 2023, the state budget recorded a deficit of EUR 764 million, which amounted to EUR 57 million excluding the impact of various intervention measures. State budget trends in the first nine months were worse than in the same period last year. The total deficit was higher (by EUR 445 […]

The Fiscal Council has been invited to attend the 1st continuation of the seventeenth emergency meeting of the Commission for Public Finance Control on 5 October 2023 to discuss the following agenda item: Uncertainties in the field of public finances. The meeting was attended by the Fiscal Council President, Davorin Kračun.

In the first eight months of 2023, the state budget recorded a deficit (of EUR 735 million), which amounted to EUR 95 million excluding the impact of expenditure to contain the epidemic (EUR 161 million) and measures to mitigate the cost-of-living crisis (EUR 479 million). The eight-month outturn confirms the Fiscal Council’s assessment on continued […]