Municipalities may offer different forms of incentives, which are negotiated on a case-by-case basis. These incentives may include easy access to industrial sites, utility connections and holidays from local taxes.

Slovenian Government promulgated on 1 January 2010 the Act on Development Support to the Pomurje Region in the Period 2010-2015 designed to encourage businesses to locate and expand in Pomurje. The measures in place until 2015 include:

• The Government-backed program designed to give sharpen the competitive edge of the Pomurje region: grants are available for the business environment improvement and capital investments;
• On the jobs front: tax incentives and refunds of social and health insurance contributions paid by employers;
• Fiscal incentives for investment: pre-tax profit can be reduced by 70% of the capital expenditure for investment making the tax charge proportionally lower;
• Priority treatment of the investment projects to be located in Pomurje when bidding for financing from the national development funds and the EU Cohesion Fund;
• Institutional support provided by the Government Office for Local Government and Regional Policy in Pomurje.
  

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