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Prime Minister Borut Pahor agrees with the Chamber of Craft and Small Businesses of Slovenia to stop civil disobedience

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Borut Pahor, today, 16 March 2011, received representatives of the Chamber of Craft and Small Business of Slovenia.  At the meeting, it was agreed that craftsmen and entrepreneurs would end their civil disobedience.  “As Prime Minister, I am pleased that we have together been able to establish the reasons for civil disobedience no longer exist,” said Mr Pahor. He added that the Government has already fulfilled most of the demands made by the small industry since a part of the relevant legislation has already been adopted.  He cited in particular the Act on Prevention of Late Payments, the amendment to the Value Added Tax Act, and the amendment to the Public Procurement Act. Moreover, the Government will at its Thursday session discuss and adopt the amendment to the Road Transport Act.

   

Prime Minister Pahor said that he hoped that, at its session in March, the National Assembly would discuss the amendments to the Enforcement and Securing of Civil Claims Act and to the insolvency legislation by the urgent procedure. Today’s meeting saw an intense discussion on the integration of the “every receipt counts" principle into the legislation covering income tax.   It was agreed that a thorough debate on the issue is needed. “Both parties agree that such a measure should be put in place. Of course, to what extent and in what manner this should happen is a question of expertise rather than politics," said Prime Minister Pahor.  “The decision to end the civil disobedience is the result of dialogue.  I’ve never been too keen on solving problems on the street, but I have always defended the right of people to voice their problems and concerns through protests if that is what they want, without the use of force, of course," concluded the Prime Minister.