Consolidation package It helped to sustain publicity, and his measures respond to the former government of Igor Matovič (Movement Slovakia, for people, RO). This was stated in the Sunday discussion session in TA3 TV policy Minister of Labor, Social Affairs and Family Erik Tomáš (Voice-SD).
Opposition MP Marián Viskupič (SaS) criticized the government for failing to consolidate, while receiving from its plans by 2027 to reduce the deficit below three percent of the gross domestic product (GDP).
“The government has not invented consolidation, which responds to the state of the public finances after Matovic’s government, which included the SaS. Odeor’s finance minister stated that we have taken over the worst public finances and we have to respond to consolidation measures to respond to it. Because Pellegrini’s government still handed over Matovic’s government to public finances with a deficit of 1.2 %, with a debt of 48 % of GDP, ” Tomáš said.
Viskupič responded that The current government has not yet has been carried out and the only thing it has succeeded is that it is withdrawing more money from companies and inhabitants of Slovakia on higher existing and new taxes. According to him, the Slovaks feel consolidation, especially on higher fees and transaction tax, while the government approved a lifetime annuity for Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) or the Attorney General.
Further criticized the government for employs 35 state secretaries Whether it creates a new place for advisor for bridge repairs. According to him, he can be saved at targeted energy aid, at EUR 200 million or on sections of 13 pensions.
The head of the department of the labor department objected that if the opposition reigned, Thus, it would also cut on social measures, such as child allowances or 13 pensions. According to him, the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Family (MoLSA) of the Slovak Republic fulfilled the role of the first consolidation package, releasing ten percent of employees, which was approximately 100 people.
“Ninety -five percent of all spending of the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Family goes to various social benefits, whether they are maternity benefit, child allowances, child birth allowance, free lunch and so on, ” Tomáš explained that the cutting of consolidation on social benefits will not allow even in the second consolidation package.
In the discussion they also discussed Andrej Danko’s proposal (CIS) to the exemption of small entrepreneurs and tradesmen from transaction tax. Tomáš does not perceive the tax itself as a good measure, but the coalition party voice-SD agreed with it because it is not paid by natural persons. “At the coalition council, we want to open the question of abolishing the transaction tax for small sole traders, who really can cause the biggest problems, but, of course, we have to come up with where we cover the outage in the budget,” concluded the head of the Labor Ministry.
Viskupic added that The opposition will promote a uniform view to cancel the transaction tax and every proposal, whether the one from Danko or other, will supportto reduce the burden for entrepreneurs.
