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The banking sector crisis has strongly increased government deficit in 2013 and debt levels. The size of the deficit was reduced in 2014 but the underlying fiscal position remains fragile

In 2013, the general government deficit was equal to 14.6% of GDP compared to 4.2% on average in OECD countries. According to the System of National Accounts definition, general government debt has signifi-cantly increased in recent years, moving from 42.5% in 2009 to 97.5% of GDP in 2014 (+55 p.p). This is in part due to the plan launched by the Slovenian government in 2013 to recapitalise a mainly state-owned banking sector, which included important injections of cash and government securities. The size of the defi-cit significantly decreased in 2014, compared to 2013 , when the plan was launched, to 4.9% of GDP but the structural balance remains negative (-3.6%) and below OECD average (-3.1%).

Chapter 2: Public finance and economics

General government fiscal balance as a percentage of GDPGeneral government gross debt as a percentage of GDP

Mechanisms to avoid conflicts of interest vary across branchesof the Slovenian government

Disclosure of private interests of public officials can be an effective tool, alongside other mechanisms, in managing conflict of interest. In Slovenia, public officials in the executive and judicial branch tend to have more obligations regarding asset decalarations than public officials in the legislative branch and in “at risk” areas which include tax and customs officials, procurement agents and financial authorities. Overall, public officials in Slovenia tend to have less obligations regarding asset disclosure compared to the OECD average for all branches of government and even more so in the legislative branch.

Chapter 7: Public Sector Integrity

Level of disclosure and public availability of private interests across branches of government

Satisfaction with public services is high, especially for the health care sector

In general, satisfaction with services in Slovenia is higher than the OECD average. In 2014, 8 Slovenians out of 10 declared that they were satisfied with their health care services, and this figure has increased in recent years. This coincides with low unmet care needs for medical examination as reported in perception based surveys (including among low income people) and below OECD average private out-of pocket medical ex-penditure as a share of final household consumption.

Chapter 12: Serving Citizens

Citizens’ satisfaction with the health care systemUnmet care needs for medical examination by income levelOut-of-pocket (OOP) medical expenditure as a share of final household consumption

Slovenia

Government revenues(2013, 2014)

Government expenditures(2013, 2014)

Government gross debt *(2013, 2014)

% of GDP % of GDP % of GDP

Source: OECD National Accounts Source: OECD National Accounts Source: OECD National Accounts

G@G /dataG@G /data

-15% -10% 0%-5% +5% +10% +15%

Slovenia

-4.2%-4.9%

2013 2013

-14.6%

2014

Fiscal balance *(2013, 2014)

% of GDP

Public investment(2013, 2014)

% of of total govt. expenditures

How to read the figures:

Slovenia

Country value in blue (not represented if not available)

Average of OECD countries in green

Range of OECD country values in grey

Public Finance & Economics Public Employment & Compensation

Public Finance and Economics

GOVERNMENT INPUTS: FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES

29.3%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

43.8%Slovenia

20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

2013

41.9%

49.8%(2014)

59.7%(2013)

Slovenia

0% 5% 10% 15% 20%

2013

7.8%

10.0%(2014)

7.4%(2013)

Slovenia79.0%

2013

97.5% 100%

0%2014

109.3%100%

0% 2013

0% 50% 100% 150% 200% 250%

Slovenia

Values have been rounded. n.a. refers to

data not available

Source: OECD National Accounts. * See Notes

Source: OECD/Eurostat National Accounts* SNA definition, see Notes

Public Employment and Compensation

G@G /data

58.0%

69.8%Slovenia

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Public sector employment filled by women (2013)

Source: International Labour Organization (database)

Share of women ministers(2015)

Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union Parline Database

Public sector employmentas % of total employment (2013)

Source: International Labour Organization (database)

21.3%

22.9%Slovenia

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

2013

37.7%

45.0%(2014)

45.2%(2013)

Slovenia

GOVERNMENT PROCESSES

Institutions Regulatory Governance Public Procurement Public Sector Integrity Digital Government

Digital Gov.

High Moderate Low

30%59%11%

ModerateSlovenia

G@G /data

Level ofinfluence of the

Centre of Governmentover line ministries

(2013)

Institutions

Source: OECD 2013 Survey on Centre of Government

Women in Government

Primary lawsSubordinateregulations

Stakeholder engagement to inform o�cials about the problem and

possible solutions

Primary lawsSubordinateregulations

Consultation on draft regulations or proposed rules

For major primary laws

3%15%65%15%2%

6%9%

62%23%0%

68%6%

18%6%2%

53%18%24%5%0%

For all subordinate regulations

For allprimary laws

For all primary laws /subordinate regulations

For major primary laws /subordinate regulations

For some primary laws /subordinate regulations

NeverNotapplicable

For major subordinate regulationsSlovenia

G@G /data

Source: OECD Regulatory Policy Outlook (forthcoming)

Stakeholder engagement and consultation (2014)

Regulatory Governance

Strategic public procurement - Objectives(2014)

G@G /data

Public Procurement

0% 10% 20% 30% 40%

29.0%

50%

22.1%

Slovenia

Source: OECD National Accounts

Procurement expenditure(2013)

% of government expenditures

Source: 2014 OECD Survey on Public Procurement

Public Sector Integrity

2632

64

44

Judicial Branch “At risk” areasLegislative BranchExecutive Branch

Low level

Medium level

High level

11

291925

SloveniaSloveniaSloveniaSlovenia

Level of disclosure of private interestsacross branches of government

(2014)

Source: 2014 OECD Survey on Managing Conflict of Interest in the Executive Branch and Whistleblower Protection

0.58

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

0.48Slovenia

OURdata Index:Open, Useful, ReusableGovernment Data (2014)

Composite indexfrom 0 lowest to 1 highest

Source: 2014 OECD Survey on Open Government Data

Support for greenpublic procurement

A strategy / policy has been developed by some procuring entities

A strategy / policy has been developed at a central level

Support forSMEs

Support for innovativegoods and services

13 26 1

A strategy / policy has been rescinded

A strategy / policy has never been developed

2 10 25 0 3 10 23 0 3

Slovenia

G@G /data

GOVERNMENT OUTPUTS AND OUTCOMES

Notes Fiscal balance as reported in the System of National Accounts (SNA) framework, also referred to as net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) of government, is calculated as total government revenues minus total government expenditures. Structural fiscal balance, or underlying balance, represents the fiscal balance adjusted for the state of the economic cycle (as measured by the output gap which resulted as the dif ference between actual and potential GDP) and one-off fiscal operations. Government gross debt is reported according to the SNA definition, which dif fers from the definition applied under the Maastricht Treaty. It is defined as all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. All debt instruments are liabilities, but some liabilities such as shares, equity and financial derivatives are not debt.

Core Government Results and Service Delivery

Out of pocket expenditure as a % of final household consumption Access to healthcare (2012)

Source: OECD Health Statistics 2014 G@G /data

Satisfaction and confidence across public services (2014)

71%

Judicial system

Education system

81%

20

40

60

80

100

Health care

67%76%

54%30%

National government42%18%

Slovenia

Average

Range

Source: Gallup World Poll

-15%

-10%

-5%

0%

5%

SloveniaTop10%

-0.6%

Bottom10%

-0.6%

Top10%

Bottom10%

-1.6% -0.8%

Changes in household disposable income,by income group (2007-2011)

Source: OECD Income Distribution Database

Limited government powers(2014)

Slovenia0.62

0.76

[0.37-0.92]

Source: The World Justice Project

Equity in learning outcomes (2012)PISA mathematics score variance by socio economic background

14.8%

5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

15.6%Slovenia

Source: OECD, PISA 2012 results: Excellence through equity, 2013

% of citizens expressing confidence/satisfaction

Government at a Glance 2015With a focus on public administration, OECD Government at a Glance 2015 provides readers with a dashboard of key indicators assembled with the

goal of contributing to the analysis and international comparison of public sector performance across OECD countries. Indicators on public finances

and employment are provided alongside composite indexes summarising aspects of public management policies, and indicators on services to

citizens in health care, education, and justice. Government at a Glance 2015 also includes indicators on key governance and public management

issues, such as regulatory management, budgeting practices and procedures, public sector integrity, public procurement and core government

results in terms of trust in institutions, income redistribution and efficiency and cost-effectiveness of governments.

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2.8%

0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5%

1.9%Slovenia