CORRECTION: Slovenia estimated to lose up to EUR 3.5bn to corruption annually

 share of GDP lost to corruption in para 3

The share of GDP lost to corruption a year estimated in the 6 December news item is 7.5% of GDP rather than 13.5% as initially assessed by the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption. A copy with a corrected third paragraph follows.

Slovenia estimated to lose up to EUR 3.5bn to corruption annually

Ljubljana, 8 December - Some estimates suggest that Slovenia could be losing up to EUR 3.5 billion a year due to corruption, Robert Šumi, the head of the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption, said ahead of International Anti-Corruption Day. If these funds were allocated to help the poor, nobody in Slovenia would live in poverty, he illustrated.

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Robert Šumi, the head of the Commission for Corruption Prevention, speaks about the importance of corruption prevention ahead of International Anti-Corruption Day.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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Dec 8, 2021, 16:59 ep/mab/tz/eho/lkr