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Centre-right 4 to Strengthen Competition between Network Industries
Thursday 24 June 2010 Zoom in | Print page
Bratislava, June 24 (TASR) - The centre-right coalition set to govern after amassing the majority of seats in the parliamentary election on June 12, considers the strengthening of competition in network industries to be important – along with enhancing citizens' protection against monopolies wherever competition cannot be facilitated.
"We will depoliticise and increase the expertise and the professionalism of the regulatory offices," according to the programme statement of the centre-right parties.
The parties – SDKU-DS, Freedom and Solidarity (SaS), Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) and Most-Hid – want to privatise the heating industry and support the construction of a new nuclear power plant in Jaslovske Bohunice (Trnava region) only under the condition that it will be financed solely by private investment, and not the state. The coalition-in-the-making also plans to quash legislative changes which inappropriately intervene in the energy companies' management, while the liberalisation of the energy market will continue.
The rightist politicians declare they are willing to support alternative sources of energy, but want the long-term profitability of the investments to be borne in mind. They also want to diversify energy security and the inter-connection of the energy infrastructure with the EU's help.
According to the programme themes, the National Property Fund (FNM) should be abolished. Clear rules for investment stimuli should be introduced, favouring the regions with high unemployment. The new four-party government plans to abolish state subsidies which deform the business environment.
The competence of tourism should again be returned to the Economy Ministry from the Culture Ministry. In the ongoing downsizing of ministries, the new ministry will be called the Economy and Tourism Ministry.
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