SUMMARY - Friday, April 26, 2024 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, April 26 (TASR) - Construction work prices went up by 0.7 percent on a monthly basis in March, rising by 5.5 percent year-on-year (y-o-y), the Statistics Office reported on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/20636383 Bratislava, April 26 (TASR) - Industrial producer prices for the domestic market decreased for the third consecutive month in March, dropping by as much as a double-digit 15 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) , mainly owing to a fall in energy costs by as much as 31 percent, the Statistics Office reported on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/20636458 Bratislava, April 26 (TASR) - Parliamentary Vice-chair Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) has received a two-year driving ban following his traffic accident in the Bratislava borough of Dubravka in January and will have to pay a fine as well. https://etasr.sk/article/20636563 Bratislava, April 26 (TASR) - Six representatives of the judiciary have proposed Marcela Kosova for the post of Judicial Council chair, council members Dana Jelinkova Dudzikova and Ayse Pruzinec Eren have told TASR, adding that they've suggested May 14 as the date of the election. https://etasr.sk/article/20636611 Bratislava, April 26 (TASR) - The proportion of women working in the IT sector in Slovakia is lagging behind the European average, which is 19 percent, compared to 15 percent in Slovakia, stated the American Chamber of Commerce in Slovakia (AmCham Slovakia) on the occasion of the International Day of Women in IT on Thursday (April 25). https://etasr.sk/article/20636717 Bratislava, April 26 (TASR) - The government is preparing new, more progressive personal income-tax rates, which would mean punishing successful people, opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party leader Branislav Groehling told a news conference held on Friday in reaction to Slovakia's Stability Programme for 2024-2027, which has been passed by the government. https://etasr.sk/article/20636792 Notice: If you click on the link or copy it into the search window, the browser will display the full text of the message in the new e-TASR client zone. If you have any questions, please contact obchod@tasr.sk. ko