A Snapshot of Slovenia's Collaborative Economy

Završnik, Aleš and Simončič, Katja and Kuzman, Manja Kitek and Kušar, Tomaž (2021): A Snapshot of Slovenia's Collaborative Economy. Published in:

Abstract

In Slovenia, the collaborative economy is in the early stages of development. The collaborative economy became a popular topic in 2015 when the government intensified its efforts to initiate a debate on legal reforms that would better accommodate foreign collaborative economy companies in Slovenia. While in 2016, the government was actively working on the topic and eager to start the discussions on legal reform in line with the European agenda for the collaborative economy since 2018, the issue has lost its momentum. After the Act Amending the Hospitality Act was adopted, the government has slowed down its efforts to create a regulatory framework conducive to the needs of the collaborative economy. Nevertheless, the practice is becoming more and more common, with several sharing initiatives surfacing in the past few years. Most collaborative economy services are not yet subject to taxation and regulation, one of the most pressing questions that will have to be answered in Slovenia is how to regulate and tax the collaborative economy.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Airbnb; Collaborative Economy; Sharing Economy; Slovenia; Uber
• Subjects: L - Industrial Organization > L8 - Industry Studies: Services > L86 - Information and Internet Services ; Computer Software

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