Slovenia, strict austerity measures to meet EU parameters
Draft budget law was sent to Brussels
18 October, 09:56Economy Minister Dusan Mramor said that the government will cut 754 million euros (2% of GDP) to meet the Maastricht parameters.
2015 has been set by the European Commission as the deadline for Slovenia to bring its budget deficit below 3% of GDP, after Ljubljana has breached in 2013 the target for the first time.
Mramor's 'therapy' will mainly affect the public sector with a restrictive policy on the wages of civil servants, which should allow the government to save 1% of GDP. These austerity measures will also hit the welfare state, cutting around 0.60% of GDP and investment (0.53% of GDP). (ANSA).