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Under the Fiscal Rule Act, the Fiscal Council is obliged to submit a report on its activities in the previous year to the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia by the end of May each year. In accordance with this Act, the Fiscal Council is an independent and autonomous state body that prepares and […]

The updated population projections up to 2100 indicate that, under the baseline scenario, the ratio of the older to the working-age population could be higher during the last three decades of this century than previously projected. Our estimates suggest that this would result in a somewhat larger increase in long-term expenditure on pensions, long-term care […]

In April, the state budget recorded a surplus, which was the result of stronger revenue growth due to the settlement of the previous year’s corporate income tax liabilities and the partial recording of new payments of RRF funds. In the first four months of the year, the deficit totalled approximately EUR 420 million, while the […]

Fiscal trends in 2025 diverged from fiscal sustainability due to exceptionally high expenditure growth. The cumulative deviation from the commitments set out in the medium-term fiscal-structural plan remained within the threshold, but only because of using up the fiscal space created in 2024. Projections by the Fiscal Council and the Ministry of Finance suggest that […]

In 2025, the general government deficit increased to 2.5% of GDP (0.9% of GDP in 2024), mainly as a result of a significant growth in expenditure. Expenditure growth was mainly due to higher labour costs triggered by the start of the salary system reform and the introduction of winter bonus, continued increase in social benefits […]

The Fiscal Council organised its regular consultation on 2 April 2026 with experts in public finances and economic policy. The consultation was attended by Messrs Bogomir Kovač, Robert Ljoljo, Boris Majcen, Jože Sambt, Janez Šušteršič and Maks Tajnikar. The discussion focused on the public finance challenges arising from demographic changes to social protection systems that […]