Slovenian Government discussed austerity measures agreed with public sector unions
16 May 2013
The Slovenian Government discussed additional measures targeting wages and other labour costs in the public sector, in order to achieve greater fiscal balance from 1 June 2013 to 31 December 2014.
The agreement was reached via intensive negotiations with public sector unions, and approved and initialled by representatives on Tuesday, 14 May 2013. It will enable the implementation of measures targeting the public sector, which are also included in the Stability Programme, which the Government forwarded to the European Commission last week.
The measures negotiated by the Government and public sector unions refer to:
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new pay scales for the period between 1 June 2013 and 31 December 2014
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lower contributions to voluntary pension insurance
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setting holiday pay according to the pay scale
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freezing promotion to higher pay brackets and freezing regular bonuses
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lowering the allowance for higher-education qualifications
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lowering the sick pay allowance
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permanent elimination of special allowance for women based on years of employment
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reducing public sector personnel by one per cent a year.
By implementing these measures, Slovenia will save €109 million this year alone, and €183 million next year. However, as a bundle of measures targeting the public sector was already adopted in 2012, the total funds saved will be €190 million in 2013, and €260 million in 2014.
The agreed measures will be discussed by the National Assembly and should be enforced from 1 June, 2013.
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