What the Papers Say: Thursday, January 17, 2019

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What the Papers Say: Thursday, January 17, 2019 JL Flanner

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Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Thursday, January 17, 2019, as summarised by the STA:

DELO

Science funding
"Four tenths of a percent for the secrets of superconductivity": Even though Slovenian scientists are recording major achievements, funding for science remains insufficient to facilitate a true scientific breakthrough. (front page, 3, 7, 13)

UK confidence vote
"Theresa May remains prime minister": The British government has survived a no confidence motion as expected. This gives it some time to look for alternatives to the Brexit divorce agreement. (front page, 4, 7)

Elderly care
"Slovenian elderly homes full, what's the situation in Austria?": In Slovenia there is a shortage of elderly care facilities and extra services beyond basic care are rarely covered by health insurance. In Vienna, there is a special social fund to cover the difference. (front page, 12)

Skiing
"Vonn knows Ilka will pose the greatest challenge": This weekend will be interesting in the women's Alpine Skkiing World Cup, as the Slovenian Ilka Štuhec faces the American Lindsey Vonn, who will make a return after a long absence due to injury. (front page, 18)

DNEVNIK

No confidence vote in British Parliament
"Theresa May remains in increasingly precarious PM seat, but how much longer?": The Conservative UK government survived the no confidence vote with just just a 19-vote margin yesterday, leaving Prime Minister Theresa May even weaker than she was. (front page, 2)

Property tax
"Time until 30 January to change data, then comes the assessment": Property owners have until 30 January to change any data on their property before the Financial Administration assesses the fee for the use of building land, the Slovenian version of property tax. (front page, 9)

FINANCE

Tax evasion
"EUR 300 for Ljubljana rental? FURS may not believe you": The Financial Administration (FURS) suspects that some property owners report unrealistically low rental income. Tax inspectors may conduct additional checks if they suspect owners are lying. (front page, 2, 3)

Household saving
"Slovenians still squirrelling money in banks": Data for January-November 2018 shows household bank deposits continue to grow, although lending to households has been increasing as well. (front page, 10)

Brexit
"What Slovenian businesses are more concerned about than Brexit": Slovenian companies doing business with the UK are not afraid of Brexit as such, they are more concerned about political instability in the UK. (front page, 4, 5)

VEČER

UK no confidence vote
"Snub and confidence": A day after voting down the Brexit divorce deal, the British House of Commons rejected a no confidence motion against PM Theresa May. While this allows Great Britain to avoid a snap election, the fate of Brexit remains in the air. (front page, 2, 3)

Infrastructure investment
"Progress without victims": A meeting between the Infrastructure Ministry, motorway company DARS and Koroška mayors has resulted in the consensus that the time frame for the Third Development Axis must remain the same, with construction works slated to begin on selected sections this year. (front page, 13)

Taxes
"Year of tax expectations": There are no tax changes taking effect this year, but the government has announced an overhaul of the tax code effective as of 2020. (front page, 5)

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