The Trnava PSA car plant has already won the production of a new model from the French car maker, and this is apparently a bigger model than its current Peugeot 208 and Citroën C3 models, says the plant’s labor union. It accuses the plant’s management of hiding this information to blackmail the unions in new Collective Agreement negotiations. The management used the cost competitiveness argument when proposing zero basic wage growth for the coming four years. The unions are d

SaS proposed a so-called tax brake to the constitutional Act on Fiscal Responsibility, obliging the government to consolidate public finances without tax hikes. Finance Minister Eduard Heger (OĽaNO) disagrees, arguing the combination of such tax brake and the debt brake could lead to “political destabilization and social unrest.“ In the coming years, governments will have to reduce the public debt that spiked during the pandemic. Za ľudí backs SaS. (hnonline.sk)

SaS navrhla do ústavného Zákona o rozpočtovej zodpovednosti doplniť tzv. daňovú brzdu, podľa ktorej by sa fiškálna konsolidácia nerobila cez zvyšovanie daní. Minister financií Eduard Heger (OĽaNO) nesúhlasí, v kombinácii s dlhovou brzdou by podľa neho mohla viesť k „vnútropolitickej destabilizácii a sociálnym otrasom.“ V najbližších rokoch budú musieť vlády znižovať verejný dlh, ktorý stúpol počas pandémie. Za ľudí je na strane SaS. (hnonline.sk)

Trnavský závod PSA už od koncernu získal výrobu nového modelu, pričom môže ísť o väčšie auto ako v súčasnosti vyrábané modely Peugeot 208 a Citroën C3, naznačujú odbory závodu. Vedenie podľa nich túto informáciu tají, aby mohlo vydierať odbory pri rokovaní o novej kolektívnej zmluve. Práve nutnosťou cenovej konkurencieschopnosti odôvodňuje vedenie svoj návrh nezvyšovať najbližšie štyri roky základné mzdy. Odbory požadujú každoročný rast o 70 €. Vedenie informácie odborov o no

Transport Minister Andrej Doležal (Sme rodina) will seek a strategic partner for the indebted and loss-making Bratislava airport. Since Robert Fico canceled its privatization in 2006, every government has sought such a partner. Doležal wants to rent the airport for 30 years to a company that would pledge to “invest 100, 200, 300 millions.” He says some potential partners have already shown interest. (dennikN.sk)

KBC Bank of Belgium, the owner of ČSOB, has received the final permits for its acquisition of OTP Banka Slovensko and signed transaction documents. Price was not disclosed. The deal was agreed in mid-February. The banks will merge in the first half of 2021, ČSOB will expand its retail clientele by about a third. Penta and J&T were also interested in acquiring OTP. Back in 2008, ČSOB acquired Istrobanka. (dennikN.sk)

Belgická KBC Bank, vlastník ČSOB, dostala posledné povolenia na získanie OTP Banky Slovensko a podpísala zmluvu o jej kúpe. Cena nebola zverejnená. Transakcia bola dohodnutá ešte v polovici februára. Obe banky sa zlúčia zrejme v prvom polroku 2021, ČSOB tak rozšíri svoju klientelu o zhruba tretinu. Záujem o OTP banku mali aj Penta a J&T. ČSOB už v roku 2008 kúpila Istrobanku. (dennikN.sk)

Minister dopravy Andrej Doležal (Sme rodina) hľadá strategického partnera pre zadlžené a stratové bratislavské letisko. Hľadala ho každá vláda od roku 2006, kedy Robert Fico stopol jeho privatizáciu. Doležal ho chce prenajať na 30 rokov firme, ktorý sa zaviaže „investovať 100, 200, 300 miliónov”. Údajne už má záujemcov. (dennikN.sk)

Imuna Pharm, infusion solutions and blood derivatives maker owned by Juraj Kamarás and Ladislav Krajňák, is facing financial woes, and its owners must find fresh capital. It has obtained €7.2m in EU funds since 2014, but has suffered €3.2m losses since 2015, owes €0.2m in payroll levies, and its bank withdrew a credit line. Its sales stagnated at €18.1m last year, and the pandemic reduced demand as hospitals postponed many surgeries. It is continuing on with an €8m investment

The government will provide €575m to repay old hospital debts next year, announced Health Minister Marek Krajčí (OĽaNO). The state hospitals keep amassing new debts, to the detriment of drug and medical device suppliers, as well as social insurer SP. Krajčí is adopting measures to stop new debts, such as centralized management and procurement. (trend.sk)