Šarec defends changes to welfare allowance

Ljubljana, 9 July - Prime Minister Marjan Šarec defended in parliament on Tuesday changes to the social assistance benefits act, which envisage abolition of a special bonus for welfare recipients engaged in part-time work, for instance as volunteers with NGOs. The opposition Left called the measure anti-social.

Ljubljana
National Assembly plenary.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
PM Marjan Šarec speaks in parliament.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
PM Marjan Šarec speaks in parliament.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
National Assembly plenary.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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