Slovakia - Factors To Watch on Dec 2

                                
 BRATISLAVA, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial
markets on Thursday.
                                
 
                                
 Q3 GDP GROWTH 
                                
 The Statistics Office will publish final gross domestic
product (GDP) growth data for the third quarter, 0800 GMT. The
flash estimate showed Slovak economy rose by 0.9 percent on the
quarter, 3.7 percent year-on-year.
                                
 
                                
 Q3 REAL AVERAGE WAGE DATA
                                
 The Statistics Office will publish real average wage data in
the economy in the third quarter.
                                
 
                                
 QUESTION HOUR
                                
 Prime Minister Iveta Radicova and ministers will answer
deputies queries in the parliament during a regural "question
hour".
                                
 
                                
 ATTORNEY GENERAL VOTE
                                
 The parliament will vote on Slovakia's new attorney general.
The ruling coalition parties are expected to support its joint
candidate, following weeks in though negotiations.
                                
 Prime Minister Iveta Radicova said would step down if the
currently serving Attorney General Dobroslav Trnka, endorsed by
the opposition, is elected thanks to coalition votes.
                                
 
                                
 SLOVAK COALITION SPLITS ON TAX HIKE, LAW FAILS
                                
 Four parliamentary deputies from Slovakia's centre-right
government unexpectedly torpedoed a hike in excise tax on beer
on Tuesday, shaking a rickety coalition dedicated to cutting the
budget deficit.
                                
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 SEPT CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT 66 MLN EUROS
                                
 The Slovak current account showed a preliminary deficit of
66 million euros in September, compared with a 104 million euro
deficit in the same period of 2009, the central bank said on
Wednesday.
                                
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 JAN-NOV DEFICIT MORE THAN DOUBLES Y/Y
                                
 The Slovak central state budget posted a deficit of 3.511
billion euros between January and November, compared with a
1.576 billion euro deficit in the same period last year, finance
ministry data showed on Wednesday.
                                
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 PRIME MINISTER WARNS ON ATTORNEY GENERAL VOTE
                                
 Prime Minister Iveta Radicova reiterated that she will step
down if the currently serving Attorney General Dobroslav Trnka,
a candidate of the strongest opposition party SMER, is
re-elected in Thursday vote thanks to some of ruling-coalition
votes.
                                
 Sme, page 1
                                
 
                                
 HEAVY SNOW
                                
 Heavy snow storms complicated traffic situation across
Slovakia, with some eastern Slovak regions being hit most. Two
people died in snowing-related car accidents on Wednesday.
Snowing is expected to last.
                                
 Sme, page 2
                                
 
                                
 PARLIAMENT BACKS TAX SYSTEM ADJUSTMENTS
                                
 The parliament approved the government's proposal to abolish
excise tax exceptions on coal and gas used for heating of
households, natural gas used as car fuel and endorsed abolition
of an excise tax exception on selected diesel fuels.
                                
 Sme, page 8
                                
 
                                
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