Slovenian Prime Minister Alenka Bratušek announced today a package of measures for the consolidation of public finances, stating that the details of the program will be presented by September 25.
At a press conference following the first government meeting after the summer break, Bratušek said she is aware that the new measures for the consolidation of public finances will not be popular, nor will they receive support from all partners, but she hopes that the majority will agree with them as they lead the country in the right direction forward.
– Everything we do, we do for ourselves, not for the European Union. We must convince the financial markets that we are heading in the right direction and that the consolidation of public finances will continue – said Bratušek.
Without providing details, she stated that the measures will also include a serious fight against the gray economy.
In addition to the continuation of public finance consolidation, Bratušek identifies the rehabilitation of the banking system as the main government project this autumn, stating that without it, there can be no economic recovery, and that the transfer of bad loans from banks to the so-called ‘bad bank’ will occur after a resilience check of the banks against adverse conditions and a quality assessment of their assets.
