Communal Infrastructure in Slovenia - Survey of Investment Needs and Policies Aimed at Encouraging Private Sector Participation (Electronic book text)

There is already a large consensus in Slovenia for involving the private sector in communal infrastructure financing. However, there is presently no global strategy for translating this consensus into practice. The purpose of this study is to contribute toward a better understanding of communal infrastructure investment issues in Slovenia, especially the main bottlenecks in this area, and to discuss policies aimed at increasing the volume of communal infrastructure investment. Within this general framework, this study has the following three specific objectives: 1) to give an overview of the existing institutional, legal, and regulatory environment for communal infrastructure development, with a special focus on the financial performance of communal infrastructure service providers; 2) to provide a detailed analysis of communal infrastructure investment both for investments made over the last few years and those planned for the next medium-term period; and 3) to briefly discuss suggested policy measures for increasing the volume of communal infrastructure investment. This study is based on responses to a detailed questionnaire on communal infrastructure investment, filled out by a representative sample of local communities in SloveniaAnother important source of statistical data is financial statements for the 19 communal sector enterprises providing communal services in the 26 local communities covered in the survey sample.