Central Bank Boss Voices Support for Govt Austerity Package

Ljubljana, 2 April - Central bank governor Marko Kranjec has voiced support for the government austerity package. "We have no alternative but the austerity measures," he stressed at a press conference on Monday, underlining the need for "temporary sacrifices".

Ljubljana Banka Slovenije, the country's central bank, holds a press conference on price stability. Pictured: Central bank governor Marko Kranjec. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Banka Slovenije, the country's central bank, holds a press conference on price stability.
Pictured: Central bank governor Marko Kranjec.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Banka Slovenije, the country's central bank, holds a press conference on price stability. Pictured: Central bank governor Marko Kranjec. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Banka Slovenije, the country's central bank, holds a press conference on price stability.
Pictured: Central bank governor Marko Kranjec.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Banka Slovenije, the country's central bank, holds a press conference on price stability. Pictured: Central bank governor Marko Kranjec. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Banka Slovenije, the country's central bank, holds a press conference on price stability.
Pictured: Central bank governor Marko Kranjec.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Banka Slovenije, the country's central bank, holds a press conference on price stability. Pictured: Central bank governor Marko Kranjec. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Banka Slovenije, the country's central bank, holds a press conference on price stability.
Pictured: Central bank governor Marko Kranjec.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Banka Slovenije, the country's central bank, holds a press conference on price stability. Pictured: Central bank governor Marko Kranjec. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Banka Slovenije, the country's central bank, holds a press conference on price stability.
Pictured: Central bank governor Marko Kranjec.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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