PM Says Fiscal Rule Not End of Welfare State

Ljubljana, 24 May - Prime Minister Alenka Bratušek hailed the political agreement on the introduction of the golden fiscal rule while downplaying fears that the zero-deficits rule spells the end of the welfare state at the outset of Friday's emergency session of parliament dedicated to the issue.

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Prime Minister Alenka Bratušek.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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