DELO
Football
"Craze ahead of World Cup in Russia": The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia will be opened today by the hosts and Saudi Arabia, testing the power of football as a connection among different nations. (front page, 23, 24)
OECD recommendations
"They would tax meals and travel expenses": The OECD has proposed that Slovenia implement a tax reform in order to reduce taxation on social security contributions, which would be offset with changes to income tax, expansion of the VAT base and a real estate tax. (front page, 10)
Summer child care
"Summer will be long for some": The summer will perhaps be too long for some parents, as they will need to secure care for their children who will be out of school. Many of them cannot afford summer child care. (front page, 5)
DNEVNIK
Agrokor scandal
"Voices raised over staffing in Mercator": The Economy Ministry has confirmed that they had a meeting with Agrokor boss Fabris Peruško regarding new supervisors in Mercator just before the AGM in the retailer. The ministry says that this was not interference of politics in the operations of Mercator. (front page, 5)
Tour of Slovenia
"Italian wins in chaos in Murska Sobota, Mezgec fourth": The first stage of the Tour of Slovenia cycling race was marked by a chaotic finish, including two group crashes less than a kilometre to go. It was a triple win for Italians, with Somine Conssoni being the first to cross the line. (front page, 15)
FINANCE
Healthcare
"Largest concessionaires in healthcare - who they are and how much they earn": Last year, the largest 20 concessionaires in healthcare received a total of EUR 50m from the public health fund for their services provided to patients. (front page, 4-5)
Investment
"How many jobs and how high wages foreign owners pay to Slovenians - part 6, China": As the wave of sales of Slovenian companies to foreign owners increases, the paper has prepared an overview of the performance of foreign-owned companies in Slovenia. (front page, 10-11)
Gorenje sale
"Stane Seničar, chief supervisor of KAD: We were brave, we will sell the stake in Gorenje": The supervisory board of KAD decided to sell the state-owned fund's 16.4% stake in home appliances maker Gorenje to Chinese acquirer Hisense, which will net KAD EUR 48m. (front page, 10-11)
Cinkarna Celje sale
"Anatol will not publish takeover bid": Anatol, a part of the private Austrian conglomerate Martens Management Group, said it would not publish a takeover bid for chemical company Cinkarna Celje as it had not been enabled to carry out due diligence in time. (front page, 7)
OECD recommendations
"Eliminate flat rate, increase tax on capital, tax meals, lower contributions": The OECD has proposed that employee social security contributions are lowered by 5 percentage points, which is good, but what about the proposal to increase the 25% taxation rate for dividends and income on capital. (front page, 2-3)
VEČER
Measles outbreak
"Time for alarm": Six new cases of measles infection have been registered in Maribor, all of them connected with a man who brought the virus from abroad. (front page, 2-3)
Maribor University
"Zdravko Kačič is the new chancellor": In a narrow vote for the new chancellor of the University of Maribor, Zdravko Kačič of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science defeated vice-chancellor for financial affairs Žan Jan Oplotnik. (front page, 8)
Handball
"Hungarians did not let themselves be beaten by Slovenians": Slovenia will not go to the 2019 World Handball Championship despite beating Hungary on the road in the second play-off match, as they failed to erase the five-goal deficit from the first encounter. (front page, 22)
