Govt Increases Planned Budget Deficit for 2011

Ljubljana, 3 November - The government adopted on Wednesday amendments to the 2010 and 2011 budget bills increasing the budget deficit for 2011 to 5% of Slovenia's GDP from the originally planned 4.1% of GDP because of a deal with the public sector trade unions to tackle flaws in the public sector pay system.

Ljubljana
A cabinet session dedicated to debating the 2010 and 2011 budget bill.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
A cabinet session dedicated to debating the 2010 and 2011 budget bill.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
A cabinet session dedicated to debating the 2010 and 2011 budget bill.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
A cabinet session dedicated to debating the 2010 and 2011 budget bill.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
A cabinet session dedicated to debating the 2010 and 2011 budget bill.
Pictured from left to right: Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar, chief-off-staff in the prime minister's office Simona Dimic, Prime Minister Borut Pahor and secretary general of the government Milan M. Cvikl.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
A cabinet session dedicated to debating the 2010 and 2011 budget bill.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
A cabinet session dedicated to debating the 2010 and 2011 budget bill.
Pictured from left to right: Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar, chief-off-staff in the prime minister's office Simona Dimic, Prime Minister Borut Pahor and secretary general of the government Milan M. Cvikl.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
A cabinet session dedicated to debating the 2010 and 2011 budget bill.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

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