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| Ruling coalition targets pensioners with record social package |
| Bratislava, 12.04.2018 |
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| The €0.5 billion package should contain a 13th pension for seniors, free buses and scrapping of VAT on nappies.
The ruling coalition is prepared to dish out hundreds of millions of euros to Slovak citizens through a new social package for 2019 and 2020. In late March, it announced another extensive social package. While ruling coalition parties have not agreed on all the measures it should contain, its price tag is estimated at around €500-€600 million.
Sociologists expect that such a large social package may appeal to Slovak voters much more than the spreading of conspiracy theories about protests or Soros as former prime minister Robert Fico has done during the last few weeks.
“The game with Soros and refugees is too general,” said Martin Slosiarik, head of the Focus polling agency, as cited by the Denník N daily. “For example, you have to show concrete refugees. Contrary to this, people can remember pensions or other benefits.”
Fico announced that the government is working on another social package in February. Originally, it should have been ready in mid-March, but the political turmoil caused by the double murder of journalist Jan Kuciak and his partner postponed its introduction.
“We will meet with the finance minister immediately after Easter to speak about a giant social package for the Slovak public,” said Fico on March 2, as noted by Denník N.
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