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The state budget was in deficit in the first three months of the year (EUR 379 million), according to preliminary data, excluding the direct effect of intervention measures amounting to EUR 278 million. In both comparisons, the deficit was higher than in the same period last year. Total revenue was 4.0% higher year-on-year on average […]

The Fiscal Council organised its regular consultation with experts in public finance and economic policy. The consultation was attended by Messrs Matej Avbelj, Anže Burger, Mitja Gaspari, Bogomir Kovač, Mojmir Mrak and Dušan Mramor. In line with the Fiscal Council initiative, the discussion focused on the reform to the system of the economic governance in […]

According to preliminary data, in the first two months of 2024 the state budget recorded a surplus (of EUR 179 million), which amounted to EUR 253 million excluding the impact of various intervention measures. In both comparisons, the surplus slightly exceeded that recorded in the same period of the previous year. In the first two […]

A key short-term risk to the sustainability of public finances is the renewed demands for public sector wage increases. It should be pointed out that measures taken in the past have maintained, on average, the real purchasing power of public employees at its pre-epidemic level, and large bonuses have been paid as part of the […]

On 23 January 2024, Fiscal Council hosted a delegation of International Monetary Fund (IMF) within its regular annual visit to Slovenia in accordance with Article IV of the IMF’s Articles of Agreement. The purpose of the visit was to exchange views on current public finance developments and challenges as well as on risks to long-term […]

In 2023, the state budget deficit amounted to EUR –2,293 million, while excluding the direct impact of various intervention measures, the deficit would have been EUR -656 million. State budget trends were worse last year than in 2022. The overall deficit was higher (by EUR 929 million), mainly as a result of the ‘core’ deficit […]