Slovenia granted a total of EUR 250m in state aid in 2004, which represents 0.96% of its GDP, the European Commission said on Friday in Brussels.
The country therefore granted more aid than was handed out on average (0.6%) in the EU as a whole.
Slovenia allocated the most money for the manufacturing sector (46%), closely followed by agriculture (45%), with 6% going to coal mining.
However, the data is incomplete, as potential state aid for railways was not included in the report. Since the sector is not liberalised, aid for the sector is treated as compensation for public services.
While some member states have reduced the overall level of state aid, the Lisbon Strategy objectives of reducing assistance are far from being met, the Commission said.
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