The government will discuss the budgetary documents for 2022 and 2023 at its weekly session on Wednesday. The budget bills must be sent to parliament by 1 October.

Government officials were briefed on Tuesday on challenges that Zasavje faces as a region that used to be a mining and energy heavyweight but which is now lagging behind despite a strong high-tech cluster. The region will get a portion of the EU's just transition funding, and local officials were promised additional development funds to catch up.

A 1.8% loss by pharma company Krka dragged the SBI TOP index on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange half a percent lower to 1,166.24 points, as the majority of other blue chips posted moderate gains. Overall volumes remained below half a million euro.

Ahead of the official launch of the Expo in Dubai this week, Slovenia has been conducting promotional activities aimed at attracting premium guests from the United Arab Emirates. The Slovenian Tourism Board (STO) says interest by tour operators is significant.

This year's harvest of the majority of cereals was good, while the yield of potato and maize was somewhat more modest. Harvest numbers meanwhile plummeted both in orchards due to the spring frosts, show preliminary data released by the Statistics Office.

Slovenia will get EUR 4.8 million under an EUR 5 billion adjustment instrument for member states hit by Brexit that the Council approved on Tuesday. Slovenia's allocation is the lowest among all member states.

An inter-parliamentary conference on stability, economic coordination and governance in the EU discussed on Tuesday a global digital tax and taxation of carbon-ridden imports as potential new sources to finance the EU budget.