Unions, Employers Oppose Selective VAT Rise

Ljubljana, 12 October - Reviewing the government-sponsored changes to the VAT tax, the Economic and Social Council, an industrial relations forum, said on Friday that a rise in the VAT for only specific products and services would boost the grey economy and unemployment, and limit access to information.

Ljubljana
A press conference of the Economic and Social Council.
Pictured: Dušan Semolič of the ZSS trade union confederation.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
A press conference of the Economic and Social Council.
Pictured: Tomaž Štih of the Finance Ministry.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
A press conference of the Economic and Social Council.
Pictured: Dušan Semolič of the ZSS trade union confederation (left) and Tomaž Štih of the Finance Ministry.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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