Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Nov 30

                                
 BRATISLAVA, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Tuesday.
                                
 
                                
 PARLIAMENT SESSION
                                
 The parliament will start its session, the last one this
year, to open a debate on the government's 1.75 billion euro
austerity package and the 2011 state budget draft, 1200 GMT.
                                
 The vote is expected later in December.
                                
 
                                
 EMPLOYERS ON LABOUR CODE, AUSTERITY MEASURES
                                
 Employers Association (RUZ) will hold a news-conference to
comment on planned changes to the labour code, government's
austerity measures and the Unions' strike alert.
                                
 
                                
 SLOVAK FINMIN: HOPES IRISH AID SUFFICIENT
                                
 Slovakia's Finance Minister Ivan Miklos said on Monday he
hoped an aid package for Ireland agreed over the weekend would
be sufficient.
                                
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 EURO ZONE GROWTH TO SLOW IN 2011, PICK UP IN 2012
                                
 Euro zone economic growth will slow slightly next year as
governments cut spending to win back financial market
confidence, but private demand will give growth a fresh boost in
2012, the European Commission said on Monday.
                                
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 AUSTERE TIMES DEMAND HEALTHCARE EFFICIENCY - OECD
                                
 Cash-strapped governments can no longer raise spending to
improve healthcare at the breakneck pace of recent decades, so
they must make systems more efficient to offer quality care at
no extra cost, the OECD said on Monday.
                                
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 HIGHER GAS PRICES
                                
 Prices of gas for households will rise in January for the
first time in four years, the State Regulator (URSO) said, but
declined to unveil by how much. URSO previously rejected a
request by gas monopoly SPP to increase prices by 13.4 percent.
                                
 The increase could be up to 10 percent, analysts said.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
 FINMIN ACCUSES PREDECESSOR OF WASTING OF FUNDS
                                
 Finance Minister Ivan Miklos accused his predecessor Jan
Pociatek, serving in a centre-left cabinet of Prime Minister
Robert Fico in 2006-2010 period, of wasting public funds when in
the office. Pociatek rejected any wrongdoing.
                                
 Sme, page 7
                                
 
                                
 PRODUCER PRICES DOWN
                                
 Producer prices dropped by 1.0 percent on the year in
October, mainly due to a 0.7 percent decline in prices of energy
supplies. The index showed a 0.3 percent drop month-on-month.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 13
                                
 
                                
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