Slovakia's Finance Minister Claims Budget Consolidation Efforts Are Working

Slovakia's Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenický defended the government's budget consolidation measures, stating that claims the policy is ineffective are false. Kamenický said the budget deficit has improved by more than two percentage points of gross domestic product compared to the state inherited from the previous government. The minister's comments come as Slovakia continues efforts to reduce its fiscal deficit through various consolidation measures implemented by the current administration.