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Economy and taxes: what each party thinks

4 questions, 48 party positions and 2 complete disagreements (how they are assigned).

What each party proposes on this issue

A summary of their positions on the questions in this issue, based on their manifestos, votes and statements. Details and sources, question by question, below.

Smer

Agrees: “Banks, energy companies and large retail chains should pay a special tax”

Disagrees: “Everyone should pay the same rate of income tax, whatever they earn”; “The deficit should be reduced by cutting state spending rather than by raising taxes”; “The standard VAT rate should be cut from 23%, even if the state collects less money”

PS

Agrees: “The deficit should be reduced by cutting state spending rather than by raising taxes”

Disagrees: “Everyone should pay the same rate of income tax, whatever they earn”; “The standard VAT rate should be cut from 23%, even if the state collects less money”

In between: “Banks, energy companies and large retail chains should pay a special tax”

Hlas

Agrees: “Banks, energy companies and large retail chains should pay a special tax”

Disagrees: “Everyone should pay the same rate of income tax, whatever they earn”; “The deficit should be reduced by cutting state spending rather than by raising taxes”; “The standard VAT rate should be cut from 23%, even if the state collects less money”

Hnutie Slovensko

Agrees: “Banks, energy companies and large retail chains should pay a special tax”; “The deficit should be reduced by cutting state spending rather than by raising taxes”

Disagrees: “Everyone should pay the same rate of income tax, whatever they earn”

In between: “The standard VAT rate should be cut from 23%, even if the state collects less money”

KDH

Agrees: “Everyone should pay the same rate of income tax, whatever they earn”; “The deficit should be reduced by cutting state spending rather than by raising taxes”

In between: “Banks, energy companies and large retail chains should pay a special tax”; “The standard VAT rate should be cut from 23%, even if the state collects less money”

SaS

Agrees: “Everyone should pay the same rate of income tax, whatever they earn”; “The deficit should be reduced by cutting state spending rather than by raising taxes”; “The standard VAT rate should be cut from 23%, even if the state collects less money”

Disagrees: “Banks, energy companies and large retail chains should pay a special tax”

SNS

Agrees: “Banks, energy companies and large retail chains should pay a special tax”

Disagrees: “Everyone should pay the same rate of income tax, whatever they earn”; “The standard VAT rate should be cut from 23%, even if the state collects less money”

In between: “The deficit should be reduced by cutting state spending rather than by raising taxes”

Republika

Agrees: “Banks, energy companies and large retail chains should pay a special tax”; “The deficit should be reduced by cutting state spending rather than by raising taxes”

Disagrees: “Everyone should pay the same rate of income tax, whatever they earn”

In between: “The standard VAT rate should be cut from 23%, even if the state collects less money”

Maďarská aliancia

Agrees: “Banks, energy companies and large retail chains should pay a special tax”; “The deficit should be reduced by cutting state spending rather than by raising taxes”

Disagrees: “Everyone should pay the same rate of income tax, whatever they earn”

In between: “The standard VAT rate should be cut from 23%, even if the state collects less money”

Demokrati

Agrees: “Everyone should pay the same rate of income tax, whatever they earn”; “The deficit should be reduced by cutting state spending rather than by raising taxes”; “The standard VAT rate should be cut from 23%, even if the state collects less money”

Disagrees: “Banks, energy companies and large retail chains should pay a special tax”

Sme rodina

Agrees: “Banks, energy companies and large retail chains should pay a special tax”

In between: “Everyone should pay the same rate of income tax, whatever they earn”; “The deficit should be reduced by cutting state spending rather than by raising taxes”; “The standard VAT rate should be cut from 23%, even if the state collects less money”

Právo na pravdu

Agrees: “The deficit should be reduced by cutting state spending rather than by raising taxes”

Disagrees: “The standard VAT rate should be cut from 23%, even if the state collects less money”

In between: “Everyone should pay the same rate of income tax, whatever they earn”; “Banks, energy companies and large retail chains should pay a special tax”

Everyone should pay the same rate of income tax, whatever they earn.

Personal income tax is currently progressive: since 2026 it has four rates, of 19%, 25%, 30% and 35%. From 2004 to 2012 everyone paid a single flat rate of 19%.

Of the 12 parties with a position on this question: 3 in favour, 2 in between and 7 against.

Banks, energy companies and large retail chains should pay a special tax.

On top of corporate tax, banks, energy companies and other regulated sectors such as telecoms already pay a special levy on their profits (Act No. 235/2012). Retail chains are not among these sectors.

Of the 12 parties with a position on this question: 7 in favour, 3 in between and 2 against.

The deficit should be reduced by cutting state spending rather than by raising taxes.

The public deficit was 4.45% of GDP in 2025, above the 3% limit set by EU rules. Since 2025 the standard VAT rate has been 23% instead of 20%, and since 2026 income tax has new rates of 30% and 35%.

Of the 12 parties with a position on this question: 8 in favour, 2 in between and 2 against.

The standard VAT rate should be cut from 23%, even if the state collects less money.

The standard VAT rate rose from 20% to 23% on 1 January 2025. Reduced rates of 19% and 5% apply to certain goods and services.

Of the 12 parties with a position on this question: 2 in favour, 5 in between and 5 against.

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