Slovenia aims to cut budget deficit, debt in coming years

LJUBLJANA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The Slovenian government is aiming to reduce its budget deficit and public debt in the coming years, it said on Wednesday, while announcing a bigger deficit expected this year.

The country's budget deficit this year is expected to rise to 4.1 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), up from a share of 3.9 percent in 2022, the government said. Meanwhile, public debt should graduall