Slovenia and EU Finances

Between 2004 and 2006 Slovenia was a net recipient of funds from the Community budget, and it is estimated that it received approximately EUR 392.7 million more than it contributed. The total funds drawn between 2004 and 2006 amounted to EUR 1.23 billion. Almost a third was allocated to agriculture, a fifth to structural politics (from Structural Funds aimed at reducing the development gap between different EU regions, and the Cohesion Fund for projects relating to the environment and transport infrastructure), a good sixth to internal politics (setting up the Schengen border, R&D, education, culture, employment, environment, health, etc.), a fourth to flat rate rebates (for strengthening cash flow, and for budgetary compensation, and a sixth as pre-accession aid.

In the 2007 financial year Slovenia is expecting to receive EUR 582.1 million from the general EU budget, while contributing EUR 317.1 million. Detailed data on European funds on Slovenian contributions is listed in the following table.

FUNDS RECEIVED FROM THE 2007 EU BUDGET (in € million)	€ 582.1
Pre-accession funds (ISPA)	€18.7
For the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy	€ 160.9
market measures in agriculture; from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) - the Guarantee Section	€ 16.2
direct aid payments in agriculture from the EAGGF	€ 42.1
for rural development from EAGGF	€ 102.7
For Structural Policy	€ 233.1
from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)	€ 149.5
from the European Social Fund (ESF)	€ 83.6
For Cohesion Policy from the Cohesion Fund (CF)	€ 96.9
For the implementation of internal policy (the Schengen border)	€ 69.4
Other EU funds received	€ 3.1

FUNDS CONTRIBUTED TO THE 2007 EU BUDGET (in € million)	€ 317.1
Traditional Own Resources (TOR)	€ 38.6
Value Added Tax (VAT)	€ 48.7
Gross National Product (GNP)	€ 206.7
Correction of budgetary imbalances granted to the United Kingdom	€ 23.1