MPs passed on Wednesday budget bills for the coming two years, among them a revised budget for 2025 that increases expenditure by 8% to EUR 17.1 billion, mainly to fund the public sector wage reform. While the coalition is confident about the figures and priorities, opposition MPs see the record-high budgets as unrealistic and imprudent.

Iza Sia and Samo Login, the former spouses who made their wealth with the hit mobile app Talking Tom, once again top the list of the wealthiest Slovenians compiled by the business portal Finance. The assets of 100 wealthiest Slovenians are estimated to have grown by 14% compared to last year to reach a record EUR 9.97 billion.

In the first nine months of 2024 the insurer group Triglav reported EUR 106.8 million in net earnings, while in the same period last year it reported a net loss of EUR 9.6 million. The total business volume reached EUR 1.305 billion, a 4% year-on-year decline, shows a report released on Wednesday.