PM Says Govt Acted on Inflation

Ljubljana, 28 January - Faced with claims that the government failed to reign in inflation, Prime Minister Janez Jansa told the parliament on Monday that the government had taken the necessary measures to mitigate the effects of inflation in the past six months.

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa after the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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Prime Minister Janez Jansa after the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa after the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa after the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa after the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa after the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa after the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa after the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa after the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa after the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa after the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa after the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa after the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa after the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa responding to questions from the bench at the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa responding to questions from the bench at the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa responding to questions from the bench at the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa responding to questions from the bench at the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa responding to questions from the bench at the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa responding to questions from the bench at the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa responding to questions from the bench at the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa responding to questions from the bench at the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa responding to questions from the bench at the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa responding to questions from the bench at the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Defence Minister Karl Erjavec at the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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Defence Minister Karl Erjavec at the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa responding to questions from the bench at the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa responding to questions from the bench at the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa responding to questions from the bench at the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa responding to questions from the bench at the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa responding to questions from the bench at the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa responding to questions from the bench at the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa responding to questions from the bench at the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa responding to questions from the bench at the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa arriving to the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa arriving to the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa arriving to the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa arriving to the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana opposition National Party (SNS) deputy deputy Zmago Jelincic (left), opposition Zares MP Matej Lahovnik (centre) and SNS lawmaker Srecko Prijatelj at the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
opposition National Party (SNS) deputy
deputy Zmago Jelincic (left), opposition Zares MP Matej Lahovnik (centre) and SNS lawmaker Srecko Prijatelj at the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Opposition National Party deputies Zmago Jelincic (left) and Srecko Prijatelj at the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Opposition National Party deputies Zmago Jelincic (left) and Srecko Prijatelj at the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa arriving to the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa arriving to the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa arriving to the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa arriving to the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Opposition Zares MP Matej Lahovnik (left) and opposition National Party (SNS) deputy Srecko Prijatelj at the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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Opposition Zares MP Matej Lahovnik (left) and opposition National Party (SNS) deputy Srecko Prijatelj at the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Coalition Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) deputy Vasja Klavora (left) and opposition Lipa MP Saso Pece at the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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Coalition Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) deputy Vasja Klavora (left) and opposition Lipa MP Saso Pece at the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Coalition New Slovenia (NSi) deputy Janez Drobnic (left) and opposition Social Dmocrats (SD) MP Milan M. Cvikl at the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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Coalition New Slovenia (NSi) deputy Janez Drobnic (left) and opposition Social Dmocrats (SD) MP Milan M. Cvikl at the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana From left to right: Coalition People's Party (SLS) deputies Kristjan Janc and Josip Bajc alongside opposition Zares deputies Cvetka Zalokar Orazem and Majda Sirca at the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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From left to right: Coalition People's Party (SLS) deputies Kristjan Janc and Josip Bajc alongside opposition Zares deputies Cvetka Zalokar Orazem and Majda Sirca at the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Opposition Liberal Democrats (LDS) deputy Jozef Skolc (left) at the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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Opposition Liberal Democrats (LDS) deputy Jozef Skolc (left) at the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Opposition Zares deputies Cvetka Zalokar Orazem and Majda Sirca at the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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Opposition Zares deputies Cvetka Zalokar Orazem and Majda Sirca at the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Opposition Zares MP Matej Lahovnik (standing) at the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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Opposition Zares MP Matej Lahovnik (standing) at the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Coalition People's Party (SLS) deputies Josip Bajc and Marjan Drofenik at the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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Coalition People's Party (SLS) deputies Josip Bajc and Marjan Drofenik at the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Opposition Zares deputy Cvetka Zalokar Orazem (left) and opposition National Party (SNS) MP Srecko Prijatelj at the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Opposition Zares deputy Cvetka Zalokar Orazem (left) and opposition National Party (SNS) MP Srecko Prijatelj at the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Coalition Slovenian Democrats (SDS) deputy Rudolf Petan (left) and opposition Zares MP Vili Trofenik at the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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Coalition Slovenian Democrats (SDS) deputy Rudolf Petan (left) and opposition Zares MP Vili Trofenik at the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Coalition Slovenian Democrats (SDS) deputy Rudolf Petan (left) and opposition Zares MP Vili Trofenik at the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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Coalition Slovenian Democrats (SDS) deputy Rudolf Petan (left) and opposition Zares MP Vili Trofenik at the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Coalition New Slovenia (NSi) deputies Anton Kokalj (left) and Majda Zupan (centre) at the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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Coalition New Slovenia (NSi) deputies Anton Kokalj (left) and Majda Zupan (centre) at the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Opposition Liberal Democrats (LDS) deputy Rudolf Moge (left) at the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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Opposition Liberal Democrats (LDS) deputy Rudolf Moge (left) at the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Coalition People's Party (SLS) deputy Marjan Drofenik (left) and coalition Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) deputy Vasja Klavora at the January session of the National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Coalition People's Party (SLS) deputy Marjan Drofenik (left) and coalition Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) deputy Vasja Klavora at the January session of the National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa ahead of the meeting with the management of country's main medical institution UKC. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa ahead of the meeting with the management of country's main medical institution UKC.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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