Slovakia's state budget gap widens to Sk70bn in 2004
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BRATISLAVA- Slovakia's state budget deficit increased to Sk70.28bn in 2004, from Sk55.97bn in 2003, and in December 2004 alone was Sk36.2bn higher year-on-year, Finance Ministry spokesman Peter Papanek told CTK ...
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The federal deficit of the US government hit a record high of US$436.9 billion in the first 11 months of fiscal year of 2004 ending on September 30, the Treasury Department reported on Monday.
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The revised bill raises by $700 million the Russian government's previous $3.4 billion estimate of back taxes for 2001.
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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, Aug 27 (IPS) - Government reforms and cuts in social benefits have  been blamed for fuelling poverty in Slovakia after an EU study  showed more than a fifth of Slovaks living in poverty.
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Bulgaria's minority government was poised Monday to approve next year's draft state budget that envisions rapid growth, tax incentives and increase of incomes but is unsure to get enough support in the ...
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MOODY's Investors Service has placed Slovakia's ratings on review for a possible upgrade.
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The head of the Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry yesterday called for more Taiwan investments in Slovakia now that the Central European nation has joined the European Union (EU). In the past we were a ...
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Expenses like travel and food cost parents of state school pupils more than Â£700 a year, says a report.
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PRAGUE- The Czech Republic's foreign debt increased by Kc33bn in the third quarter against the second quarter and was Kc137bn higher than a year ago, at Kc946.1bn, or 35 pct of the country's GDP, the Czech ...
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MLAs are paid over Â£700,000 in expenses since the return of devolution in NI just two months ago.
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Britain's budget deficit ballooned last month, when the public sector net cash requirement (PSNCR) rose to 10.8 billion pounds, the biggest September shortfall on record, official figures showed.
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The four parties in Slovakia's center-right coalition government have agreed to set the 2005 budget with a deficit of 3.8 percent of gross domestic product.
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The U.S. government began the 2005  fiscal year with a budget shortfall, right after posting a  record $412.28 billion budget gap for all of the 2004 budget  year, a report on Wednesday showed.
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Public sector spending on consultants has increased by almost a third over the last three years, an official report says.
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PRAGUE, Oct 15 (IPS) - Following months of strained ties with Hungary,  Slovakia's government looks increasingly isolated after  parliament approved a resolution hostile to the country's  Hungarian minority.
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PRAGUE, Dec 29 (IPS) - Ideological issues, corruption and populism pervade  the political culture of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia  and Poland at a time when both economic reform and an improvement  in living standards are being promised to bridge the gap with the  West.
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The politically sensitive gap in incomes between China's booming cities and the poor countryside is widening