Budget deficit reaches €3.9 bln at the end of June
The state budget recorded a deficit of €3.9 billion by the end of June, a 62 percent increase year-on-year, according to a Finance Ministry report released on Thursday.
2. 7. 2020 | 15:07
Články / Economics and politics
Mixed reactions to police President’s departure
The resignation of Police corps president Milan Lučanský casts a dark shadow over Police independence, according to Opposition Smer-SD MP Juraj Blanár, underlining the contrasting reactions to his deci ...
1. 7. 2020 | 12:35
Corona to shrink state’s tax income by 5.6% in this year
The state's tax income this year is estimated to drop by 5.6% (€1.6 billion) year-on-year to €27.4 billion, stated the Finance Ministry's Institute of Finance Policy (IFP) on Tuesday.
1. 7. 2020 | 12:00
Blame the “system”
The party caucus of the largest governing coalition member OLaNO considers the case of Speaker of Parliament Boris Kollar's (We Are Family) diploma thesis to be a failure of the advisor, student, and o ...
30. 6. 2020 | 14:56
10% drop in Slovak economy
The Slovak economy will fall by almost 10% this year. Finance Ministry analysts have updated their forecast, according to which the drop in GDP will reach 9.8%.
24. 6. 2020 | 13:20
Plagiarism in Slovak politics continues
The former chairman of the extra-parliamentary Together party, Miroslav Beblavy, has claimed that the bachelor's thesis of MP Petra Kristufkova of the We Are Family movement was plagiarised.
24. 6. 2020 | 13:10
App for businesses launched
On Tuesday morning, the Economy Ministry launched an application to help businesses obtain a governmental subsidy for rent. The subsidy applies to businesses that were either closed or whose operation was restricted due to the coronavirus crisis.
24. 6. 2020 | 13:00
Controversial bank levy replaced with development fund
On Monday, the Slovak Banking Association (SBA) agreed with the Governing cabinet on cancelling the controversial bank levy. In exchange for this step, the banks should help to restart the economy.
22. 6. 2020 | 13:35
Slovakia economy less competitive
Slovakia continues to fall in its competitive economy ranking, moving down four places from last year in the latest World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY). The country now stands in 57th place out of the ...
17. 6. 2020 | 13:10
A historical chance to modernize Slovakia
At the end of May, the European Commission announced a €750-billion EU recovery plan entitled "Next Generation EU", designed to help revive European economies affected by the novel corona crisi ...
16. 6. 2020 | 09:22
