However, the good news does not apply to all of Heger’s ministers. The fat severance pay will be enjoyed exclusively by those who, after leaving office, did not take up another constitutional position. “This provision does not apply to a member of the government who was appointed as a member of the government in the following term of office, and a member of the government who, immediately after the end of the term of office, began to perform another function as a constitutional official of the Slovak Republic, or exercised the mandate of a member of parliament.” it is written in the Act on Salaries of Constitutional Officials.
Ľudovít Ódor: Will the ministers of the official government receive severance pay?
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Paradoxically, the severance pay applies mainly to those who spent barely a few months in the office. According to the law, three monthly salaries are to be paid to ex-ministers Karlovi Hirmanovi (53), to Rastislav Káčer (57), Ján Horecky (54), Viliamovi Karasovi (47), Natalia Milanová (40) a to Andrej Doležal (42).
The surprising thing is that he will also receive a hefty severance pay Samuel Vlčan (52), who resigned from the position of Minister of Agriculture after it was revealed that his family company was supposed to collect a state subsidy of 1.4 million euros. However, Vlčan did not see a problem in this and refused to return the money. Diary Plus ONE DAY therefore turned to the relevant ministers with questions.
YOU CAN FIND THE REACTIONS OF THE MINISTERS IN THE GALLERY
The right to severance pay should logically also arise after the parliamentary elections in September member of the government cabinet of Ľudovít Ódor (46). However, from his earlier statements, it seems that everything may be different after all. “In a few months, of course, you should not receive the same remuneration as for four years of work. This also applies to ministers and the prime minister,” he said during a recent press conference.
Prime Minister Ľudovít Ódor
Source: Jakub Kotian
Political scientist Tomáš Koziak believes that it would be appropriate to reconsider the wording of the law in the future. “A certain group of voters may perceive the payment of severance pay as a provocation. And it must be said that perhaps justifiably so,” thought the expert.
“It is especially problematic for ministers who have spent a short time in their post,” thinks Koziak, who could imagine an adjustment so that the amount of severance pay depends on the length of stay at the given post. “It’s really quite a lot of money, so a new arrangement would be worth thinking about,” concluded.
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