Weekly Review of Slovenian Business & Economy from 24 to 31 July

Ljubljana, 31 July - The government last week backed the proposed budget framework for 2006 and 2007, with the 2006 deficit forecast at 1.4% GDP and the 2007 deficit at 1.2% of GDP. Inflation accelerated to an annual rate of 2.3% in July, while the annual average price growth measured with the EMU convergence price index decreased to 2.9%.