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Kamenicky: Exempting Sole Traders from Transaction Tax Would Cost €200 million

Kamenicky: Exempting Sole Traders from Transaction Tax Would Cost €200 million

Bratislava, April 15 (TASR) - The tax on financial transactions can't be scrapped even partially due to consolidation, and exempting sole traders and small entrepreneurs from this tax would mean a significant loss of state budget revenues of up to €200 million, said Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD)

Lowa to End Its Footwear Production in Handlova by End of August

Lowa to End Its Footwear Production in Handlova by End of August

The company Lowa, a manufacturer of active footwear, will cease its production in Handlova (Trencin region) by August 31, explaining the decision as an effort to optimise production capacities, TASR has learnt from the company. "Lowa, part of the Tecnica Group, is reassessing its industrial structure to enhance production

Liberation80: KVH Slovenska Brana Preparing Permanent Military Exhibition

Liberation80: KVH Slovenska Brana Preparing Permanent Military Exhibition

The Slovenska brana (Slovak Gate) Military History Club has been presenting the rich military history of the village of Rybnik in the district of Levice and the adjacent microregion to the public since 2020.

President: Development of Relations with India Can Build on Past Cooperation

President: Development of Relations with India Can Build on Past Cooperation

Bratislava, April 10 (TASR) - The development of Slovak-Indian trade relations can build on historical cooperation between the countries from the times of the former Czechoslovakia, President Peter Pellegrini stated on Thursday on the occasion of the opening of a business forum that is being attended by a 35-member business

DSS Will Be Able to Invest 2nd Pillar Funds in Infrastructure in Slovakia

DSS Will Be Able to Invest 2nd Pillar Funds in Infrastructure in Slovakia

Bratislava, April 10 (TASR) - Pension-management companies (DSS) will be able to invest assets from the second pension pillar in infrastructure projects in Slovakia, according to an amendment to the law on old-age pension savings that MPs finally approved on Thursday. The bill was discussed via a fast-tracked legislative procedure.

Council of Presidents of UN General Assembly Adopts Bratislava Declaration

Council of Presidents of UN General Assembly Adopts Bratislava Declaration

Bratislava, April 9 (TASR) - The Council of Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly (UNCPGA) on Wednesday adopted the so-called Bratislava Declaration at the end of the official part of its two-day session in the Slovak capital, which, among other things, responds to the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine, the

Government's Amendment to Constitution Passes to Second Reading

Government's Amendment to Constitution Passes to Second Reading

Bratislava, April 9 (TASR) - MPs on Wednesday advanced to its second reading a draft constitutional law that is aimed at enshrining two genders - a man and a woman - in the Slovak Constitution. At the same time, the Constitution is to include a guarantee of equality between men