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At the 31st session of the Committee on Finance, held on 9 September 2025, the President of the Fiscal Council presented the Report on the Fiscal Council’s opeerations in 2024 and, on this occasion, also assessed the current fiscal position. (31st session of the Committee on Finance, the first 12 minutes of the recording)

In the first eight months of this year, the state budget deficit, excluding intervention measures, was EUR 1.0 billion, whereas it was almost balanced in the same period last year. This deficit increase had been envisaged by the current budget. The projected deficit, excluding intervention measures, for the entire 2025 is EUR 1.9 billion, whereas […]

In the first half of the year, the state budget deficit, excluding intervention measures, was EUR 800 million, i.e. EUR 750 million more than in the same period last year. This deficit increase had been envisaged by the current budget. The deficit for the entire 2025 had been projected at EUR 1.700 million, whereas last year, […]

What are expenditure reviews? Expenditure reviews are in-depth analyses of public expenditure. Their purpose is to identify more efficient and cost-effective ways of delivering public services. The objective is not to achieve savings at the expense of the quality or accessibility of public services, but to ensure better value for money. Efficient use of public […]

The state budget had a deficit of -EUR 551 million in the first five months of the year, compared to a surplus in the same period last year. The balance thus deteriorated by EUR 765 million in one year. Revenues were down year-on-year, while expenditure growth more than doubled compared to the same period last […]

The Fiscal Council has been invited to attend the 42st extraordinary meeting of the Commission for Public Finance Control, held on 29 May 2025to discuss the agenda item: Decline in gross domestic product in Slovenia.