Budgets up in the air, govt-public sector pay talks to continue

Ljubljana, 16 November - The National Assembly is continuing on Wednesday its examination of the budget documents for 2017 and 2018, though it remains unclear which bills exactly it will be able to pass in this evening given that a pay deal with public sector trade unions remains elusive.

Ljubljana SDS lawmaker Andrej Šircelj protests as parliament continues debate of 2018 budget despite absence of deal on public sector pay. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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SDS lawmaker Andrej Šircelj protests as parliament continues debate of 2018 budget despite absence of deal on public sector pay.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Opposition lawmaker Alenka Bratušek speaks as parliament continues debate of 2018 budget despite criticism by the opposition that the budgets cannot be adopted due to absence of deal on public sector pay. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Opposition lawmaker Alenka Bratušek speaks as parliament continues debate of 2018 budget despite criticism by the opposition that the budgets cannot be adopted due to absence of deal on public sector pay.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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