Simecka Can Imagine Cooperation with SaS, KDH and Democrats

(JOJ 24,'Politika 24', 26 October) Speaking on JOJ 24's discussion programme 'Politika 24' (Politics 24) on Sunday, opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) leader Michal Simecka said he believes that his party, Freedom and Solidarity (SaS), Christian Democrats (KDH), and 'Democrats' could be an alternative to the current government in the future. "This formation can offer people hope for a better country, for a stable government that won't fall apart in two months, that will be able to make difficult decisions, that will be able to bring us back to Europe, that will start economic growth (...) I will work to convince people that this is an alternative to the destruction and marasmus they are experiencing now," stated Simecka. Simecka declared that Progressive Slovakia would behave responsibly after the election. He ruled out that PS would join the government with the Voice-SD party after the election. He admitted that the party should communicate with potential voters more. According to Simecka, it is crucial to focus on the economy. "The economy, economic growth and its kick-start is absolutely key. Our programme includes short-term measures in this field as well: the scrapping of the transaction tax and the reduction of our levy burden on labour, which will be the second highest in Europe, which is why we have such poor economic growth. Naturally, the government will have to focus on the real recovery of public finances from the very first day, since I am afraid that this government won't be able to fundamentally recover our public finances, reduce the deficit and reduce the debt until the election," he said. Meanwhile, the PS leader stressed that adoption of laws is the responsibility of the coalition. He ruled out that the opposition is to blame for the approval of an amendment to the Gambling Act. According to him, it had no opportunity to reverse the decision. ko