By postponing the decision for a month, Slovakia has already lost 30 million, says Heger
By postponing the decision for a month, Slovakia has already lost 30 million, says Heger
According to the prime minister, the coalition must agree on the approval of the proposal by the end of June.
The governing coalition must agree to approve the tax on processed Russian oil, as well as to apply it by the end of June. By postponing the decision for one month, Slovakia has already lost about 30 million euros.
Prime Minister Eduard Heger said this after Thursday’s government meeting. The proposal of the Minister of Finance Igor Matovič has so far been blocked by the coalition party SaS. It demands that the other tax burden be reduced by the revenue from that tax.
“It is very important that we agree to approve this tax and, best of all, that we also agree on what we will use it for,” Heger said. The prime minister, who would personally prefer to reduce value added tax or excise duty on motor fuels, reduced labor taxes.
“I believe that it is crucial that we comply with the government’s program statement. This means that we are reducing taxes on the labor side, the tax burden and raising taxes on the consumption, property and therefore external side,” Heger added.
Nevertheless, he can also imagine the reduction of other taxes proposed by the Minister of Economy Richard Sulík. He said on Thursday that he does not insist on reducing VAT on motor fuels, it is not essential that lower taxes for him are about the same amount. Among the possible, he mentioned a temporary reduction in VAT on basic foodstuffs or gas, a motor vehicle tax or the temporary abolition of license fees.