G.G./STA
19. 11. 2024, 06.47
Updated: 19/11/2024, 06:52
Today, the National Assembly will discuss the proposals for state budgets for the next two years. Planned expenditures will rise to slightly over 17 billion euros, also at the expense of the agreement on wage reform in the public sector, and the government also expects an increase in revenues.
In addition to reconstruction after last year’s floods, among the priorities for the next two years, the government also highlights measures to strengthen the economy, healthcare, knowledge, innovation, and housing and climate policy. According to the Prime Minister, all the listed priorities are Robert Golob successfully included in the budget proposal despite the tightened fiscal conditions.
In 2025, budget spending will increase by eight percent to 17.1 billion euros. It will remain at a similar level in 2026 as well. The budget deficit for 2025 is expected to amount to 1.9 billion euros or 2.6 percent of GDP, a year later it should decrease to 1.2 billion euros, which means 1.6 percent of GDP.
The draft law on the implementation of the two budgets provides, among other things, the harmonization of reliefs and the scale for the assessment of income tax for 2025 by 5.2 percent, the annual allowance for pensioners, which will be paid next year in five amounts from 155 euros to 465 euros, and the average fee for municipalities, as agreed by the government with the municipal associations.
Even before the budget documents, the MPs will, following an urgent procedure, consider the proposal for an amendment to the Act on Scientific Research and Innovation Activities, which provides for direct financing of the final stages of preclinical and clinical development of orphan drugs with funds from the state budget. This could make it possible to co-finance the development of the medicine that the boy needs Urbanfor which the public collected funds.
Source: svet24.si
