PM: Austerity Measures Milder Than in Some Other Countries

Ljubljana, 5 April - Prime Minister Janez Janša defended the savings measures adopted by his government on Thursday as part of an austerity budget by pointing to much harsher measures taken in other countries.

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Janša talking to the press after a session of the Economic and Social Council, Slovenia's main industrial relations forum. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Janša talking to the press after a session of the Economic and Social Council, Slovenia's main industrial relations forum.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Janša talking to the press after a session of the Economic and Social Council, Slovenia's main industrial relations forum. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Janša talking to the press after a session of the Economic and Social Council, Slovenia's main industrial relations forum.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Janša talking to the press after a session of the Economic and Social Council, Slovenia's main industrial relations forum. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Janša talking to the press after a session of the Economic and Social Council, Slovenia's main industrial relations forum.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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