Lower VAT reduces prices on some food
THE VALUE added tax on basic food products decreased from 20 percent to 10 percent on January 1.
THE VALUE added tax on basic food products decreased from 20 percent to 10 percent on January 1.
It’s the New Year and everything is possible. In Slovakia, the first quarter of the year will almost entirely focus on the March parliamentary elections, and the second half will see the country in the European spotlight as Brussels diplomats, bureaucrats and journalists bring their traveling circus to Bratislava as part of the EU Council presidency. In the meantime, here are some predictions about the year to come in domestic, European and international affairs:
THE KIA Motors Slovakia company produced 338,000 cars last year, which is an increase of 4 percent year-on-year.
THE SERVICE Netflix that offers unlimited watching of films and series, including the latest globally popular ones, has arrived in Slovakia.
PRIEST Anton Srholec, a communist-time dissident and charity proponent, died on the morning of January 7 in Bratislava, at age 86.
NEAR Rainer mountain chalet at Starolesnianska poľana in the High Tatras, a Bethlehem made of snow was created also this year.
ANIMAL shelters all over Slovakia are reporting increased numbers of puppies being taken in over the holidays.
The real estate market is experiencing mixed development with the industrial sector reviving.
KOŠICE started the year in which they bear the title European City of Sport on January 6, with an opening ceremony in the Main Street.
PEOPLE who have surplus food after the Christmas holidays can donate it to those in need on Thursday, January 7, in Bratislava.
FROM July 2016, public will be able for the first time to take a look into the central register of distrainments; until now, only state authorities can have a look.
THE NETHERLANDS, Slovakia and Malta, as the new joint holders of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union have signed a joint declaration on gender equality, this being one of the main goals and tasks of the EU.
THE INTERIOR of Ivan Cehelský’s house in Považská Bystrica resembles a fairy tale cottage. There is tastefully placed furniture, porcelain in the cabinets and every visitor is welcomed by smell of Christmas pastries. Yet there is something strange about the house.