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(Reuters) - Slovak centre-right Prime Minister Eduard Heger, serving in a caretaker capacity after losing a no-confidence vote last month, said on Monday he would seek to put together a new parliamentary majority in the coming days to finish his full four-year term.
The Slovak parliament will vote on the 2023 budget this week. This will allow the government to assist people affected by rising energy prices, Prime Minister Eduard Heger said on Tuesday (20 December). After Heger's minor centre-right government lost a vote of no confidence in parliament last Thursday (15 December), it seemed unlikely that the […]
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Slovakia's parliament approved a 2023 budget on Thursday after caretaker Prime Minister Eduard Heger reached a deal this week with a former ruling partner to support spending plans aimed at softening the blow of high energy prices. The budget, with a deficit seen at 6.4% of gross domestic product, higher than in 2022, will lift taxes on Russian crude, gas transportation, spirits and gambling, while lower the value-added tax for restaurants and other hospitality services.
PRAGUE (AP) — Slovakia’s coalition government fell Thursday after losing a no-confidence vote in parliament called by the opposition following months of political crisis, in a development that could lead to an early election.