Ljubljana, 19 April (STA) - Slovenia generated a EUR 34m higher general government surplus in 2018 than was the initial calculation released by the Statistics Office in March, which put it at EUR 303m. The new figure was calculated following the regular procedure of data explanation to Eurostat, the Statistics Office said on Friday.
The surplus was equivalent to 0.7% of GDP, while the country's debt amounted to EUR 32.23bn, the equivalent of 70.1% of GDP.
Prior to last year, the only time Slovenia generated a general government surplus was in 2017. However, it was much lower, at a mere EUR 5m or 0.01% of GDP.
According to projections by the Finance Ministry, Slovenia is to generate a surplus this year as well, with the figure expected to reach EUR 394m or 0.8% of GDP.
The country's debt is to be reduced by EUR 31.9bn or EUR 65.4% of GDP by the end of the year, the Statistics Office said.