Richard Sulík





Fico: Our estimates were significantly worse

18. 05. 2009   |   translated by Marek Zemanik


Well look at that. So Fico’s estimates were much worse than the minus 5.4% which were presented on Friday by the Statistical Office. Maybe that’s why he let the figure plus 6.5% be written down in the budget, which already then everybody new was only wishful thinking. And maybe that’s why last month the government expected a growth of 2.4%. And now we find out that there won’t be a 2.4% growth, but a 5.4% decrease and the Prime Minister announces that his estimate was much worse. This is what you call greenhorn management. One can not be surprised since he lived all his life from other people’s money and was never really responsible for anything.



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But I would love to know why, when Fico’s estimates were much worse, nobody revised the state budget, which still counts on a 6.5% growth. This is a big problem, because based on this Fico’s government planned record high tax revenues, 10 billion euro. This is extremely high, but will still not cover the spending of our social government, that is planned at 11 billion euro. And what is the reality? Tax revenue is at a historical minimum compared to the plan, while the spending is at a historical maximum and the result will be a record high deficit, which will be paid off by us and our children.

Unfortunately, it is easy to see how ‘reds’ can give lots from other people’s money, but are terrible at planning, managing and most of all saving. That, as a matter of fact, is the only thing that can help us during the crisis – to stop living over the limit. And what does our Prime Minister believe? He will say that he will not save to harm the people. That means no decrease in the numbers of clerks, as he promised two years ago, no cancelling of various bonuses, or the freezing of salaries and probably no decrease in stealing either, because Johnny could not afford a new car.


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