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President Caputova Vetoes Anti-inflation Package

President Caputova Vetoes Anti-inflation Package

Bratislava, June 7 (TASR) – Bratislava, June 7 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova announced on Tuesday that she has returned the so-called anti-inflation package to Parliament. The president is vetoing it in all sections concerning the measures that should take effect as of January 2023. If Parliament breaks her veto, she will

Matovic to Present Proposal for Higher Teachers' Wages Jointly with Higher Taxes

Matovic to Present Proposal for Higher Teachers' Wages Jointly with Higher Taxes

Bratislava, June 6 (TASR) – I’ll present a proposal for a ten-percent increase in salaries in education at the Government meeting on Wednesday (June 8), together with a proposal to tax gambling, alcohol, Russian oil and increase the regulated levy, Finance Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) said following a meeting with

Gyimesi: Sulik Has Damaged Slovakia, He Should Resign

Gyimesi: Sulik Has Damaged Slovakia, He Should Resign

Bratislava, June 3 (TASR) – Economy Minister Richard Sulik (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) failed to make use of an opportunity to agree better conditions for Slovakia in connection with the EU embargo on Russian oil imports, thereby damaging Slovakia, MP Gyorgy Gyimesi (OLaNO) told a news conference on Friday, calling on

Survey: Up to 25% of Slovaks Would Change Jobs If They Couldn't Use Home Office

Survey: Up to 25% of Slovaks Would Change Jobs If They Couldn't Use Home Office

Bratislava, May 28 (TASR) – As many as a quarter of Slovaks would change jobs if they lost the opportunity to work from home, but this would lower their chances of being hired by almost half of companies, according to a survey called ‘Hybrid Work Model as a New Standard’ conducted

Rybnicek: Towns and Villages Will Have to Consider Increasing Taxes and Fees

Rybnicek: Towns and Villages Will Have to Consider Increasing Taxes and Fees

Bratislava, May 25 (TASR) – Due to the Parliament-approved anti-inflation aid sponsored by the Finance Ministry, towns and municipalities will have to consider increasing property taxes, school and nursery fees or making decisions that will be unpopular among their inhabitants, TASR learnt from Slovak Towns Union (UMS) head and Trencin mayor

CoFoE: Galek: Three Years Should Suffice for Slovakia to Give Up Russian Oil

CoFoE: Galek: Three Years Should Suffice for Slovakia to Give Up Russian Oil

Bratislava, May 21 (TASR) – Slovakia is capable of replacing its oil supplier completely within three years, but this will require several investments and technological changes made not only to the Slovnaft oil refinery but also the Adria pipeline and emergency oil reservoirs in eastern Slovakia, Economy Ministry State Secretary Karol

Sulik: Hydrogen-powered Train Should Run in Slovakia by End of Electoral Term

Sulik: Hydrogen-powered Train Should Run in Slovakia by End of Electoral Term

Nitra, May 20 (TASR) – People in Slovakia will have an opportunity to take a ride on the first and only hydrogen-powered passenger train in the world, as presented to the professional and general public by a company called Alstom in cooperation with the French-Slovak Chamber of Commerce. “We can see