| 4th Quarter OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2003 |
RATING |
Quality |
Importance |
Measures Ranked by Rating Values
(i.e. Contribution to the Economic and Social Development) |
[-300;300] |
[ -3; 3 ] |
% |
| 1. |
New Act on Income
Tax (Introduction of Flat Income Tax - 19%, Higher Tax Deductibles,
Lump-Sum Tax Abolished, Introduction of 'Lump-Sum Expenses' for Tradesmen,
Tax Assignment - 2%, Extra Tax Rate and Dividends Tax Abolished,
Simplified Tax Legislature, Exemptions and Tax Reliefs Minimised) |
142,6
|
1,69
|
84,4
|
| 2. |
New Act on Companies
Register (Certificate of Incorporation within 5 Days, Implementation
of Standard Forms, Policy Moved from Judges towards Higher Judicial
Officials) |
132,8
|
2,40
|
55,3
|
| 3. |
Amendment to
the Act on Budgetary Rules (Strict Budgetary Restrictions for Budgetary
and Semi-Budgetary (Subsidised) Organisations, ESA 95 Methodology
for Public Administration Sector, Dissolution of Certain Budgetary
Chapters) |
132,8
|
2,28
|
58,1
|
| 4. |
Amendment to
the Act on the Administration of Taxes and Fees (Simplified and
Stricter Tax Collection and Administration, Possibility of Tax Declaration
by Means of Electronic Devices) |
121,8
|
2,17
|
56,2
|
| 5. |
Act on Old-Age
Pension Savings (Fully-funded Pillar of the Pension Scheme Introduced) |
112,3
|
1,43
|
78,4
|
| 6. |
Act on Employment
Services (New Instruments of Active Policy on the Labour Market
- Motivational and Activation Contributions, Employment Services
Provided by Private Agencies, Higher Frequency Attendance at Labour
Offices for Inactive Unemployed) |
96,6
|
1,74
|
55,6
|
| 7. |
New Categorisation
of Drugs (SKK 1.5bn Savings Expected) |
87,1
|
1,61
|
54,2
|
| 8. |
2004 State Budget
(State Budgets' Deficit of SKK 78.5bn, Deficit in Public Finances
- 3.93% of GDP) |
86,1
|
1,08
|
80,0
|
| 9. |
Act on the Financing
of Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and School Institutions (Pupil-Based
Budget, Educational Vouchers to Finance Spare-Time Educational Activity) |
84,9
|
1,49
|
57,0
|
| 10. |
Act on Electronic
Communications (Leading Operators' Compulsory Reference Offer for
Network Interconnection with Competitors, Broader Competencies of
the Telecommunications Authority of the SR, Simplified Entrance into
Telecommunications Market) |
84,4
|
1,65
|
51,0
|
| 11. |
Amendment to
the so-called Large-Scale Privatisation Act (Final Privatisation
of so-called Strategic Enterprises Enabled) |
81,9
|
1,34
|
60,9
|
| 12. |
Act on the Mitigation
of Material Distress, Act on Subsistence Minimum, Social Assistance
Act Amendment (Stricter Provision of Social Benefits, More Directness
to Assistance Provided, Incentive and Activating Allowances, Differentiation
in Material Distress for Objective and Subjective Reasons Abolished) |
81,2
|
1,56
|
52,1
|
| 13. |
Act on Liability
for Damage Caused in the Exercise of Public Power (State and Self-Governing
Bodies' Liability for Damage Caused by Unfair Decision, Compensation
for Damage) |
80,3
|
1,82
|
44,2
|
| 14. |
Validity of
10 and 20 Heller Coins Terminated |
67,7
|
2,13
|
31,7
|
| 15. |
Amendment to
the Act on Civil Service, Act on Remuneration of Certain Employees
for Work in the Public Interest, Act on Performance of the Work in
the Public Interest (Tariff Salaries in Public Service Abolished,
Point-Based Job Performance Evaluation System in Public Service along
with Tariff Salary, Introduction of so-called Nominated Civil Service,
Ethics Code, Zero-Tolerance Principle in Corruption) |
67,7
|
1,49
|
45,5
|
| 16. |
New Act on Public
Procurement (Harmonisation with European Union Law, Stricter Conditions
on Using Negotiation Process without Making Public, Joint Procurement) |
65,9
|
1,47
|
45,0
|
| 17. |
Amendment to
the Act on Postal Services (Harmonisation with EU Legislation,
Liberalisation of the Community Postal Services Market) |
63,4
|
1,61
|
39,4
|
| 18. |
Amendment to
the Act on Administrative Fees (Rates Adjustment, Introduction
of Extra Fee for Speeded-up Entry into the Real Estate Cadastre) |
52,9
|
1,19
|
44,5
|
| 19. |
New Act on Slovak
Television (STV) and Act on Slovak Radio (SRo) (Transfer of State-Owned
Property Administered by SRo and STV to their Ownership, Entrepreneurial
Activities Enabled, Establishment of the Supervisory Committees,
General Directors Elected by Councils) |
51,2
|
1,49
|
34,4
|
| 20. |
Act on Probation
and Mediation Officers (Institute of Probation and Mediation Officers
Established) |
50,9
|
1,62
|
31,5
|
| 21. |
New Act on Property
Transfer Tax (Flat Rate Tax 3%, Inheritance and Gift Tax Abolished) |
47,0
|
1,08
|
43,6
|
| 22. |
Four Per Cent
Raise in Pensions as of February 2004 (Further Raise in December
2004) |
38,0
|
0,80
|
47,7
|
| 23. |
National Investment
Support Strategy |
37,9
|
0,74
|
51,3
|
| 24. |
Reduction of
Interest Rates by the National Bank of Slovakia (by 0.25 Percentage
Points) |
34,0
|
0,81
|
41,8
|
| 25. |
Act on Regional
State Administration Offices and Local State Administration Offices
(Structure of 79 District State Administration Offices Abolished,
New Organisation of the Local State Administration, Authorities of
Specialised Local State Administration Created) |
33,7
|
0,57
|
59,2
|
| 26. |
New Child Allowance
Act (Flat Amount of Child Allowance SKK 500 per Child, Tax Bonus
SKK 400 per Child) |
33,2
|
0,71
|
46,5
|
| 27. |
Health Care
Sector Debts to be Settled by State Owned Joint Stock Company Veriteľ
|
32,8
|
0,65
|
50,7
|
| 28. |
Raising Regulated
Prices by Regulatory Office for Network Industries |
26,1
|
0,41
|
63,7
|
| 29. |
Abolishing the
Duty for Drivers to Use Winter Tires |
12,3
|
0,38
|
32,0
|
| 30. |
Sale of Receivables
of Slovenská Konsolidačná a.s. (Slovak Consolidation Agency) with
Nominal Value SKK 42bn for SKK 862.2m (2.05 Per Cent Return)
|
8,8
|
0,26
|
34,4
|
| 31. |
Establishment
of the János Selye University in Komárno
|
-8,0
|
-0,31
|
25,4
|
| 32. |
Direct Payments
to Slovak Farmers Amounting to 52.5 Per Cent of EU Level |
-38,7
|
-0,76
|
50,7
|
| |
RATING
of the 4th QUARTER 2003 (passed measures) |
64,2 |
|
|
| |
RATING
of the 3rd QUARTER 2003 (passed measures) |
35,9 |
|
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