Šarec says budget treading middle path between welfare and austerity

Ljubljana, 5 March - Opening the National Assembly discussion on the 2019 supplementary budget on Tuesday, Prime Minister Marjan Šarec said the proposal was treading a middle way between an exclusive focus on the welfare state on the one side and maximum austerity on the other. He said the path chosen "will be fiscally sustainable irrespective of possible obstacles".

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Marjan Šarec speaks in the National Assembly about the revised budget for 2019.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Marjan Šarec speaks in the National Assembly about the revised budget for 2019.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Marjan Šarec speaks in the National Assembly about the revised budget for 2019.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Marjan Šarec speaks in the National Assembly about the revised budget for 2019.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Marjan Šarec speaks in the National Assembly about the revised budget for 2019.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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