Slovenia unveils reforms as it seeks to avoid EU bailout

The government of Slovenia announced a package of economic measures on the 9 May 2013 it hoped would help avoid an EU bailout. The European Commission would now consider the plan.

The measures included a tax increase, a major restructuring of Slovenia's ailing banking sector, and a programme of mass privatisation.

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