"After three consolidation packages through which the government is exploiting people and businesses, the deficit is set to rise again to nearly 5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) instead of declining. On Friday, October 2, the budget was divided behind closed doors of the coalition council, and on Monday morning they are going to 'discuss' it with social partners on the very day it will also be approved. This is not social dialogue; it is mockery. Employers did the only sensible thing: they refused to serve as extras for Fico," says Veronika Remišová, the chairwoman of the Za ľudí party, who criticizes that the proposed budget for next year is a perfect reflection of the inability of Robert Fico's government (Smer-SD) to manage public finances. #ekonomika (translated)

