council opinion march updat converg programm slovenia council european union regard treati establish european commun regard council regul ec juli strengthen surveil budgetari posit surveil coordin econom polici articl thereof regard recommend commiss consult econom financi committe deliv opinion march council examin updat converg programm slovenia cover period programm partli compli data requir quot code conduct content format stabil converg programm quot govern account fulli abid esa standard evidenc high share quot quot revenu expenditur percentag gdp slovenia invit achiev full complianc data requir basi inform macroeconom scenario underli programm reflect plausibl growth assumpt envisag real gdp growth estim continu grow level rest programm period project inflat attain risk remain budgetari strategi underli programm aim achiev sound public financ defin budgetari posit close balanc programm period programm envisag gradual reduct gener govern deficit period cover consist sustain cut expenditur share percentag gdp revenu ratio fall steadili rebound end programm period view net posit budgetari impact eu membership adjust path deficit halv year reach compar previou programm current updat broadli confirm plan adjust slightli favour macroeconom scenario risk budgetari project programm broadli balanc hand plausibl macroeconom scenario support deficit target govern discret refus claim expenditur safeguard deficit target threaten unfavour condit manner exercis addit yearli loss vat revenu gdp budget overestim render tax revenu project overli cautiou hand level direct tax revenu adopt tax reform uncertain time outcom partli due eu financi perspect anticip signific rise net budgetari inflow eu budget risk expenditur overrun pension outlai review current pension index formula announc lead loosen paramet view risk assess budgetari stanc programm provid suffici safeti margin breach gdp deficit threshold normal macroeconom fluctuat final year programm insuffici ensur stabil growth pact medium term object budgetari posit close balanc achiev gross govern debt low debt ratio estim reach gdp gdp treati refer attain slovenia appear risk regard long term sustain public financ project budgetari cost ag popul import element ongo pension reform posit budgetari impact project increas pension expenditur remain high addit introduct rationalis measur health care system substanti reform health care system contribut improv long term sustain public financ view assess council opinion slovenia seiz opportun acceler reduct gener govern deficit ii undertak measur improv long term sustain public financ includ reform pension health care system comparison kei macroeconom budgetari project converg programm cp commiss servic autumn econom forecast real gdp chang cp januari octob cp hicp inflat cp januari octob cp gener govern balanc gdp cp januari octob cp primari balanc gdp cp januari octob cp govern gross debt gdp cp januari octob cp oj document refer text found websit http europa eu int comm economi financ activ sgp main en htm