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The Fiscal Council assesses that fiscal trends in 2024 have contributed to medium-term fiscal sustainability. The general government deficit in 2024 was lower than in 2023 and, in line with the Fiscal Council’s expectations, significantly below the government’s autumn projections. Net expenditure growth was lower than the commitments made in the medium-term fiscal-structural plan drafted […]

On 10 April 2025, the Fiscal Council received a request from the Government to prepare an opinion on the occurrence of exceptional circumstances that would allow the activation of the national escape clause. The basis for assessing the occurrence of exceptional circumstances or determining the activation of the national escape clause is the Fiscal Rule […]

The state budget recorded a deficit of -EUR 451 million in the first three months of the year, which is some EUR 180 million higher than in the same period last year. Revenue growth (6.1%), although strengthening, is lagging behind expenditure growth (10.8%). Revenue growth is to some extent due to some temporary factors, while […]

The Fiscal Council organised its regular consultation with experts in public finance and economic policy. The consultation was attended by Messrs Matej Avbelj, Mitja Gaspari, Bogomir Kovač, Mojmir Mrak and Dušan Mramor. In line with the Fiscal Council initiative, the discussion focused on enforcement of the fiscal rules in a changing legislative and geopolitical circumstances. […]

The Fiscal Council has been invited to attend the 61st extraordinary meeting of the Committee on Finance, held on 12 March 2025 to discuss the agenda item: Legislative proposal on Fiscal Rule Act (ZFisP-1), second reading, EPA 1948-IX.

According to preliminary data, the state budget had a modest surplus of EUR 17 million in the first two months of the year, down from EUR 182 million in the same period last year. For the full year 2025, the deficit is projected at EUR -1.9 billion. Revenue grew by 4.1% year-on-year in the period, […]