March - 2018

Inherited land should not be divided

Agriculture Minister Gabriela Matečná (SNS) will propose that inherited land can’t be divided. She wants Slovakia to move from the so-called Hungarian system, where land is divided between all heirs to so-called Austrian model where only one heir inherits all the land and pays compensation to other heirs. This change would address the current problem of fragmented land ownership. Czechia has switched to the Austrian model several years ago. (etrend.sk)

Dr.Oetker zrušila dvojakú kvalitu, cena je dvojnásobná

Nemecká firma Dr.Oetker po tlaku krajín V4 zjednotila zloženie svojej mrazenej pizze pre krajiny V4 a západnej Európy. Výsledkom je lepšia chuť, ktorú si môžu dopriať slovenskí zákazníci. Zjednotila sa ale aj cena a nová pizza stojí dvojnásobok predchádzajúcej „slovenskej” pizze, čo je rovnaká cena ako v Rakúsku. (etrend.sk)

Pôda by sa pri dedení nemala deliť

Ministerka pôdohospodárstva Gabriela Matečná (SNS) navrhne, aby sa pôda pri dedení nemohla deliť. Slovensko by tak prešlo z tzv. uhorského systému, kedy sa pôda delí medzi všetkých dedičov na tzv. rakúsky systém, kedy pôdu získa iba jeden dedič a ten vyplatí zvyšných dedičov. Zmena by prispela k riešeniu rozdrobeného vlastníctva pôdy na Slovensku. Podobný systém už niekoľko rokov funguje v Čechách. (etrend.sk)

Uber must change

The Bratislava I District Court ruled that Uber must change its business model in Slovakia. It must use taxis for transporting people, as well as licensed taxi drivers. The court accommodated a complaint filed by the local union of taxis. Uber must discontinue its Slovak app until it gets a taxi license. At the end of last year, the EU Court of Justice ruled that Uber is a transport firm and not a shared economy platform and needs licenses for its operations. National governm

Construction output will grow

Directors of construction firms expect the sector’s output to increase 5.6% this year, and 3.7% in 2019. Infrastructure and small and medium-sized firms should be doing the best. Poor legislation, labor shortages, and public sector corruption are the biggest impediments, according to the survey by CEEC Research. Last year, the sector’s output was up 2.9%. At present, companies have contracts keeping them busy for the coming ten months, compared to 7.6 months at the end of 201

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