Social Partners Endorse Supplementary Budget in Principle

Ljubljana, 25 February - The members of the Economic and Social Council, the main industrial relations forum, have endorsed in principle the draft supplementary budget for 2009, Finance Minister Franc Krizanic said on Wednesday. The budget envisages around EUR 9.9bn in expenditure, while revenue is expected to reach EUR 8.7bn.

Ljubljana
A session of the Economic and Social Council debating the 2009 supplementary budget.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
A session of the Economic and Social Council debating the 2009 supplementary budget.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
The head of the Association of Free Trade Unions of Slovenia (ZSSS), Dusan Semolic (centre), at a session of the Economic and Social Council debating the 2009 supplementary budget.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
A session of the Economic and Social Council debating the 2009 supplementary budget.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Finance Minister Franc Krizanic speaks to the press after a session of the Economic and Social Council debating the 2009 supplementary budget.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
The head of the Association of Free Trade Unions of Slovenia (ZSSS), Dusan Semolic, comes out of a session of the Economic and Social Council debating the 2009 supplementary budget.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
The head of the Association of Free Trade Unions of Slovenia (ZSSS), Dusan Semolic, speaks to the press after a session of the Economic and Social Council debating the 2009 supplementary budget.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
A session of the Economic and Social Council debating the 2009 supplementary budget.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
A session of the Economic and Social Council debating the 2009 supplementary budget.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Finance Minister Franc Krizanic (right) and the state secretary in charge for social dialogue, Milos Pavlica, at a session of the Economic and Social Council debating the 2009 supplementary budget.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Finance Minister Franc Krizanic (left) and the state secretary in charge for social dialogue, Milos Pavlica, at a session of the Economic and Social Council debating the 2009 supplementary budget.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Finance Minister Franc Krizanic (left) and the state secretary in charge for social dialogue, Milos Pavlica, at a session of the Economic and Social Council debating the 2009 supplementary budget.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

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