PM upbeat about budget deficit, opposition less so

Ljubljana, 24 May - Prime Minister Robert Golob was upbeat about the deficit reduction in the revised national budget for 2023 but the opposition warned that the expenditure remains record high, as the National Assembly opened a ten-hour debate on the document on Wednesday.

Ljubljana Prime Minister Robert Golob speaks at the National Assembly session discussing the 2023 supplementary budget and the 2023 and 2024 budget implementation act. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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Prime Minister Robert Golob speaks at the National Assembly session discussing the 2023 supplementary budget and the 2023 and 2024 budget implementation act.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Finance Minister Klemen Boštjančič speaks at the National Assembly session discussing the 2023 supplementary budget and the 2023 and 2024 budget implementation act. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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Finance Minister Klemen Boštjančič speaks at the National Assembly session discussing the 2023 supplementary budget and the 2023 and 2024 budget implementation act.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Finance Minister Klemen Boštjančič speaks at the National Assembly session discussing the 2023 supplementary budget and the 2023 and 2024 budget implementation act. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Finance Minister Klemen Boštjančič speaks at the National Assembly session discussing the 2023 supplementary budget and the 2023 and 2024 budget implementation act.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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