Denník N has rejected Russia’s demand to withdraw a story on Sputnik V
The Russian marketer of the vaccine threatened a lawsuit if demands were not met.
Sputnik V (Source: TASR)
The Denník N daily reported that will not withdraw the story in which it reported about the findings of the State Institute for Drug Control (ŠÚKL) concerning the Russian Covid vaccine, Sputnik V.
The request was delivered by the Russian Fund for Direct Investment (RFDI), the main marketer of the vaccine, which has asked either for the withdrawal of the story or adding information about the test results in Hungarian labs.
Matovič announces tax reforms, but without many details
Finance Minister Igor Matovič (OĽaNO) summoned a press conference to introduce his tax and levy reform plans. He did not reveal many details, though.
It will be based on three pillars: fair taxes, a single tax and single levy and benefits of €200 per child. He denied some media reports which claim he plans to increase value-added tax (VAT) from the current 20 to 25 percent.
“Slovakia inevitably needs a decent reform of taxes and levies that will be family-oriented, will simplify the tax system and will ensure that all entities paying taxes have the feeling that it is fair,” said Finance Minister Igor Matovič (OĽaNO) on Wednesday, May 5, while promising to present the final draft of the tax and levy reforms soon, probably in a couple of weeks.
News digest: Slovakia will mark May Day with closed shops on Saturday
Sputnik contract finally made public; anti-covid measures are easing as of Monday, May 3.
30. Apr 2021 at 17:22 Jana Liptáková You need to sign in to follow this author: Login | Register Before the fall of the communist regime in 1989, May Day celebrations were abused to glorify the communist rule as this historical photo shows. Nowadays, most people prefer to devote themselves to leisure activities. (Source: TASR)
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Sputnik V could have been rolling out in Slovakia for weeks
The evaluation report from Hungary may come just weeks or days before the EMA authorises the Russian vaccine.
A nurse holds up the Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19 at the National Hospital as vaccinations start in Itaugua, Paraguay. (Source: AP/SITA)
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The activities of OĽaNO leader, now finance minister, Igor Matovič, around the Sputnik V vaccine were all linked to one declared aim: to speed up the process of adding the Russian vaccine to Slovakia s Covid vaccination rollout.
Yet technically nothing stands in the way of Slovakia using Sputnik V. In early March, then health minister Marek Krajčí (OĽaNO) made the decision to allow the vaccine in Slovakia.