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Prime Minister Borut Pahor at the 34th session of the National Council: “Development priorities will prepare Slovenia for the challenges that lie ahead.”

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Borut Pahor, today attended the 34th session of the National Council of the Republic of Slovenia, at which, under the 3rd item on the agenda, he outlined to the National Council members the development priorities of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia until the end of the present term of office, coordinated at the end of January by the coalition partners. He opened by stressing that, within development priorities, the Government intended to submit 27 laws to the National Assembly, hoping that they would be adopted by the end of this year, and, if possible, in agreement with social partners: “This may seem a highly ambitious plan, but it is not impossible to implement.”  Consolidating public finance, improving conditions for the operation of companies, improving payment discipline, improving the functioning of the labour market, combating corporate crime more effectively, structural measures, and institutional adjustments are the priorities of the Government.

   

The sets of measures involve 27 laws, foremost among them the introduction of certified cash registers, taxation on total bank assets, the elimination of administrative barriers, reduction in payment delays, an overhaul of the labour legislation, amendments to the State Prosecutor Act, the Criminal Procedure Act, the Courts Act and the Judicial Service Act, and the modernisation of the health care system. “Some of these measures are designed as short-term measures, while others will take more time, but all of them are equally important, forming a coherent and systematic whole,” stressed Prime Minister Pahor.

   

He mentioned short-term measures such as improvement in payment discipline and the combat against corporate crime, and long-term measures such as the modernisation of the labour market, the public administration and the health care system. Mr Pahor highlighted the importance of the law on certified cash registers, the law on the elimination of administrative barriers, the law on health care system, and amendments to the State Prosecutor Act and the Criminal Procedure Act: “A deficit in decision-making, which was typical of Slovenia in 2010, has now been eliminated with the Government taking swift, decisive action. We would like to significantly strengthen the foundations that enable Slovenia to prepare for the challenges that lie ahead,” he concluded.