Environmental charges were analyzed for Slovenia, Austria, Croatia, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden. The results revealed relatively low tax rates for these duties in Slovenia and that we can expect a significant reduction of the amount of waste (paired with a gradual decline in Government revenues) if these rates are going to be increased to a comparable level with the most highly regarded European practices. According to its economic development, Slovenia is above average in its success in recycling waste and its theoretical level in the composting of waste, but it lags behind in waste incineration. Slovenia can, by increasing the tax rate on waste disposal, fund rehabilitation over claims in respect to the subsidiary liability of the State.
F.24 Improvements to existing system-wide, normative and programme solutions, and methods
COBISS.SI-ID: 526007833A comprehensive overview of the creation of the Slovenian financial system in 1991 with analysis of its pillars: The Law on the Bank of Slovenia and Banking Law is given first. The major reasons for the creation of the Slovenian currency and managed floating are analyzed. The history of Slovenian financial system is divided into two distinctive periods; the period of the authentic post-independence financial regulation 1991-1998, when Bank of Slovenia was highly independent institution in determining the quantity of money and the exchange rate. This period proved to be extremely successful despite the problems related to small currency area. It was followed by the adaptation and acceptance of EU regulation 1999-2007, when by entering EMU Slovenia lost monetary policy and financial regulation. In the financial crisis which followed, the instability of the financial system was enhanced by constant changes of EMU regulation. This finally led to the breakdown of the Slovenian banking system in 2013.
F.30 Professional assessment of the situation
COBISS.SI-ID: 525405465According to data up to 2012, Slovenia did not meet its commitments for reducing CO2 emissions. A strong link exists between economic growth and CO2 emissions. From 2011 onward, Slovenia has increased imports of highly subsidized electricity from the European North. The result is reduced profitability for domestic electric power producers. According to econometric analysis, the changing demand of electricity in Slovenia and its neighboring counties (one-sixth of the EU population) strongly influences the price of these goods. After an anticipated decline in subsidies to producers of electricity in the North of Europe, we can expect conditions supporting some recovery of profitability of nuclear and coal fired electric plants in Slovenia. A comparative analysis of the costs of construction, financing and operation (LCOE) of nuclear power plants around the world revealed the value of certain factors of cost management in these investments. Taking into account the institutional framework of the EU, we designed a model of financing for the new block on the site of the nuclear plant Krško (JEK 2).
F.01 Acquisition of new practical knowledge, information and skills
COBISS.SI-ID: 526232345The paper deals with the effects of large fluctuations in economic performance in the period 2006-2012 on the scope of the PAYG pension system, which is by far the most important component of the Slovenian pension system. Identified and quantified are the key consequences of the crisis impact on the performance of the system. The consequences are analyzed by comparing them with the corresponding consequences in developed countries; some of the most important after-crisis retardations in the efficiency of the pension system in Slovenia were rated against a best practice of developed countries. The achievements of the PAYG system in Slovenia in the crisis was similar to that in other EU countries, a few major deteriorations in the solvency were due to worse economic situation. As contributions are determined by weak economic performances in the crisis and the payments by previous good performances the gap between contributions and payments increases. Asymmetric nature of the parameters could turn the crisis setback of the funded pension system into a permanent setback. Redefining system parameters could be one of the ways of restoring its pre-crisis solvency. But for the sustainability of the system, a more thorough correction, for which in addition to determining the rights parameters - "history" accounts also the parameters of economic "potential", is needed. Particularly, if smooth passing of the living standards would (for a while) remain one of the goals of the public pension system.
F.30 Professional assessment of the situation
COBISS.SI-ID: 14850385In the last decade many different indicator systems for measuring tourism sustainability have been developed. All these models or sets of indicators have one common shortcoming; they all provide a lot of data without combining it into a single or some complex indicators. In order to analyse environmental sustainability of tourism, we defined two indicators i.e. time index of tourism volume and time index of tourism environmental impact. By comparing those two indexes the trend in environmental impact of an average touristic activity can be analysed. The conceptual validity of indexes was confirmed using empirical testing.
F.17 Transfer of existing technologies, know-how, methods and procedures into practice
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