More Money to Be Earmarked for R&D in 2004, Finance Minister Says

Maribor, 17 January - We did what we said we would and the result was even better than we expected, Finance Minister Dusan Mramor told the daily Vecer, explaining how inflation was kept low in 2003 (amounting to an annual 4.6 percent), in line with his announcements that were met with considerable skepticism. We were not just go spending shamelessly, he stressed.