Employers oppose SNS proposal to remove property tax caps for businesses

Slovak employers are strongly opposing a proposal from the Slovak National Party (SNS) that would eliminate upper limits on property taxes for commercial real estate. The Republic Union of Employers (RÚZ) has rejected the plan, warning it could negatively impact thousands of businesses across Slovakia by giving local governments unlimited authority to set tax rates on corporate properties. The employers' organization argues that removing the current tax rate ceiling may violate constitutional principles. The SNS, a nationalist party that is part of Slovakia's ruling coalition, has proposed the measure as part of broader fiscal policy changes that would significantly expand municipal governments' taxation powers over business properties.