GDP, adjusted by the seasonal influence, and the number of working days used within the EU by the European statistical office Eurostat, last year increased by 2.4%. In the last quarter of the last year the adjusted GDP increased by 0.3% compared to the third quarter of the last year, and by 2% compared to the last quarter of 2013.

What will the economic growth trigger?
The data on increase of GDP might trigger slackening of a number of measures. The more than 2.5% growth is connected with the unfreezing of the fifth, highest class of state scholarships. Childbirth grant and large family supplement would be given to all; presently these depend on the census. Paternity and parental allowance would again amount to 100% of the basic salary. Health insurance for approximately 30 thousand war veterans would be again paid from the budget. For child allowance growth by more than 2% would be enough. In that case the seventh and eight classes would be again introduced, while the fifth and the sixth would increase, Zdenka Bakalar reported for Radio Slovenija.

Financial social assistance, taking in consideration minimum income, would be 288 instead of 269 euros. Pension indexation is also connected with growth above 2.5%, but this decision was postponed by the coalition to next January. The unions demand extraordinary harmonisation of pensions, which is allowed by the legislation on pensions at economic growth, but the president of the government has already refused this demand. Civil servants' holidays would not be limited to 35 days at the most. Salaries and other costs are, anyway, reduced only until the end of the year.

The Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development has expected 2.5% growth, while the International Monetary Fund and the Euroupean Commission spoke about 2.6%, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development of even 2.7% GDP growth.

B. V., G. C.
Translated by G. K.