- Opposition parties describe the government’s economic measures as weak and delayed.
- The material contains 38 measures, several of which are postponed until 2027.
- PS requests the abolition of the transaction tax and the reduction of the tax burden.
- SaS criticizes the package as full of analyzes without pro-growth reforms for the economy.
Dozens of measures to support the economy, which were published by the Ministry of Economy (MH) before Tuesday’s extraordinary meeting of the Economic and Social Council of the Slovak Republic (tripartite), are weak, come late, and the government postpones most of them until the fall, according to the opposition parties. The Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) called the presented measures a pre-election leaflet.
“Our economic growth decreased sharply in 2025 and we need a real boost today. However, the government offers only minor cosmetic changes and sets itself the task of analyzing or reviewing many measures until the fall or the end of the year.” said the chairman of KDH Milan Majersky.
The material submitted to the tripartite meeting contains 38 planned measures, which individual departments are to prepare during this year, but some only in the 2027 election year. The proposal also includes a paragraphed text of several other measures, including a proposal to introduce a reduced rate of electricity tax for selected persons operating in legally defined sectors of the economy.
“The reduction in the price of electricity for large customers is a welcome step, but in reality it is just a drop in the ocean. The real problem is that Slovak companies pay some of the highest energy prices in the EU precisely because of the regulatory decisions of this government.” said Rastislav, a member of the NR SR for KDH Short.
Member of Parliament for Progressive Slovakia Štefan Kišš criticized that the government will only examine a third of the proposed measures. “In the third year of the government, you are going to examine the effects of measures? While the economy is on the verge of recession, businessmen and citizens are no longer in control, you are only going to review something. There are also measures that do not harm, but do not help anything either. This is not real help.” said the deputy. His colleague Ivan Štefunko (PS) repeated that, first of all, the transaction tax must be abolished, reduce the tax and levy burden on work and simplify the tax system.
The Slovensko Movement also joined the criticism of the measures. Member of the movement Julius James he also pointed out a number of measures that are only to be analyzed. According to him, further measures are only a correction of the situation caused by the current coalition. As an example, he cited the abolition of the obligation to have a published notice on the obligation to issue a document when selling goods or services.
The Freedom and Solidarity Party (SaS) considers the presented package of measures to support the economy to be a big disappointment for entrepreneurs, tradesmen and employees. According to SaS, after months of promises, the government did not come up with a pro-growth reform, but with a document full of analyses, assessments and vague intentions that will not help the Slovak economy.
“The symbol of the whole package is, for example, the simplification of the rules for felling trees. It may be a small reduction in bureaucracy, but after months of preparation, the government is bragging about a measure that practically does not help the economy in any way. We also welcome the opportunity to start a business from the age of 16, because SaS also came up with a similar proposal in the past.” said MP for SaS Marián Viskupic. According to him, it is questionable how this will help companies that are currently struggling with high taxes, levies, transaction tax or lack of investment.
