National budget records EUR 2.5bn deficit in first nine months

Ljubljana, 29 October - The national budget recorded EUR 7.97 billion in revenue in the first nine months of the year, or 19.6% more than in the same period last year, while expenditure increased by 15.3% to EUR 10.42 billion. The deficit thus amounted to EUR 2.45 billion and was slightly higher than at the same point last year.