Brglez said he wished to protect the right to a referendum from abuse, in accordance to the principle of rule of law.

The union of Slovenian migrant workers has been expressing its dissatisfaction with the taxation of daily cross-border commuters for a long time now - also by lodging a number of referendum requests not touching on the problems of daily migrants. The Speaker of the National Assembly, Milan Brglez, has now decided that there will be no collecting of signatures for a referendum.
The Trade union of migrant workers is, as expected, outraged by the decision. The head of the union, Martin Ivec, announced that they would look into whether Brglez has abused his office with the decision. Mr. Ivec added that the union would also turn for help to the Constitutional Court and demand a meeting with PM Miro Cerar.
Brglez's decision has sparked a debate on where the difference between having a right to a referendum and abusing the right to a referendum lies. Legal expert Janez Pogorelec recently warned that the right to a referendum ends there where its abuse begins. In this particular case, Pogorelec assesses that there are indications that point to the abuse of the right to a referendum, such as the consecutive filing of several referendum initiatives.
Talks between the Trade union of migrant workers and the Ministry of Finance are ongoing, but there is still no sign of an agreement that would meet the demands for a special tax relief for worker migrants.