The prime minister thanked the MPs after the vote and said she had fulfilled the promise she had given after taking over, namely that she would do all in her power for Slovenia to solve its problems alone. She believes the country is on the path to securing that.

Bratušek explained she was very optimistic about the European Commission's assessment of the budget and deficit measures, which will be released today.

The passing of the budget and the confidence vote were secured by coalition MPs, while the opposition voted against.

"The only promise that the government has met was to raise taxes," Andrej Šircelj of the opposition Democrats (SDS) said, claiming this budget will not take Slovenia out of the crisis.

For 2014 the government plans a deficit of 2.9% of GDP as revenue is projected at EUR 8.6bn and expenditure at EUR 9.6m. The opposition labelled the document as unrealistic, claiming it is based on wrong assumptions.

The 2015 budget, in which the expenditure is planned at EUR 9.5bn, making for a deficit of 2.4% of GDP, was also criticised by the opposition for failing to include all expenditure while squeezing people with new taxes.

The government's commitment to subject itself to a confidence vote within a year after taking over - in March this year - was part of the coalition agreement, but Bratušek's decision to already seek it now came as a surprise to many.