Weekly Review of Slovenian Business & Economy from 31 Dec to 6 Jan

Ljubljana, 8 January - Several new tax laws as well as the trade act limiting Sunday shopping entered into force on 1 January 2006. Meanwhile, the cabined adopted a bill on the chambers of commerce. Grabbing the headlines this week was the interruption in natural gas supplies from Russia, however, Slovenia's sole provider Geoplin managed to compensate by tapping into reserves before supply a day later.