Fiscal Council warns budgets only partially compliant with fiscal rule
Ljubljana, 19 October - The Fiscal Council, an independent body tasked with monitoring government spending, has warned that the draft budgets for 2018 and 2019 are only partially compliant with the fiscal rules and called on the government to take additional measures to shore up public finances.
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The Fiscal Council holding its first news conference to assess the government's 2018-2020 budgetary plans
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The Fiscal Council holding its first news conference to assess the government's 2018-2020 budgetary plans
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Fiscal Council member Alenka Jerkič speaks about the government's 2018-2020 budgetary plans
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The Fiscal Council head Davorin Kračun (centre) and the watchdog's members Tomaž Perše (right) and Alenka Jerkič.
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Fiscal Council member Tomaž Perše speaks about the government's 2018-2020 budgetary plans
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The president of the Fiscal Council, Davorin Kračun.
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