KDH Seeks Finance Minister's Dismissal, Talking about Government's Fall as Well

Bratislava, 30 April (TASR) - The opposition Christian-Democratic Movement (KDH) held a news conference on Thursday to announce that they've start collecting signatures to dismiss Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD), while also launching a discussion on the possible dismissal of the whole government of Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD). KDH cited the deteriorating condition of public finances and the country's debt approaching €100 billion as the reason behind its move. KDH claims that the government has failed to manage public finances and that the country has entered a high-risk band. "Today, there is no longer a single reason for this government to remain in office, but there are a million reasons for it to end. That's why we're coming up with an initiative to collect signatures for the dismissal of the finance minister, while also preparing to seek the dismissal of the entire government," said KDH vice-chair Viliam Karas. KDH in particular pointed to a rise in debt approaching the €100 billion benchmark, a credit rating downgrade, and what it described as ineffective consolidation measures. MP Rastislav Kratky (KDH) pointed out that the Budgetary Responsibility Council (RRZ) has stated that the long-term sustainability of public finances deteriorated in 2025, with Slovakia now in a high-risk zone. "RRZ today revised the figures for last year as well, and it turns out that minister Kamenicky, with his consolidation completely threw all the collected money down the drain. Public finances are at a high risk after three waves of consolidation," he said. KDH also criticised the fact that the consolidation of public finances has been based mainly on increasing state revenues, i.e. on a higher tax burden for people and businesses. "Over three years, €11.6 billion has been collected from people, yet on the expenditure side we don't see any fundamental savings. The economy is thus becoming increasingly less resilient to future crises," added KDH's public finance expert Martin Stuk. The party warned that if the current trend doesn't change, Slovakia will not be ready to face further economic shocks. Therefore, KDH finds it essential not only to dismiss the finance minister, but also to open a broader political debate heading towards a change in government. ko/df