Slovenia: Huge Cuts in Complementary Budget

People ♦ Published: May 24, 2013; 10:36 ♦ (Vindobona)

Foreign Ministry might be closed down since a 20 percent cut is proposed.

Slovenia: Huge Cuts in Complementary Budget / Picture: © Vindobona.org

As the government prepares to improve the budget for the year, the draft sent to the ministries last night suggests substantial spending cuts, with the Foreign Ministry being asked to erase up to 20 percent of its budget.

The draft was later approved at the Thursday session by the cabinet, which ordered the ministries to work with the Finance Ministry in preparing new spending…