Progressive Slovakia, the leader of the opposition, came under strong pressure due to new findings about the Forum case. These are the situations when a political opponent can sit down, put his feet up and have fun. Let’s not doubt that Robert Fico enjoyed it.
But finally the fun went wrong. Because langos or rather langos. And a fine from the Financial Administration (FS) for a small entrepreneur in Kvetoslavov.
This case appeared at a time when the coalition is putting together measures to boost the economy and support the business environment. He wants to have them agreed and presented this week, although it will probably confuse the coalition politicians quite a bit. Because Danko.
At the same time, Minister Sakova’s list looks hardworking and accommodating: we are finally going to do something for you, dear entrepreneurs. We have it well thought out, it will be fine!
Well, that’s where the unfortunate langoustine comes in. That is, the case of Mr. Pašek, who was fined 1,500 euros by the financial administration for missing the pad on the pad issued by his eKasa. The inspection found that he did not cheat, he did not rip off the customer, he just issued a note with missing diacritical marks.
The case was opened by public television, that is, the one that Lukáš Machala should have firmly in his hands and should not make the coalition suffer.
How does the government actually want to support business?
Maybe they thought it was just stupidity, a trifle from the regions, maybe they couldn’t detect the hidden potential of this cause in advance.
But this is exactly the case when people can get upset. Because the working man is bullied here by the state.
The tabloids immediately took up the case, langoustine was suddenly everywhere and it was very juicy. The anger of the people exploded. And then other media picked up on it and started digging into the details. And suddenly it didn’t even seem like such a small thing anymore. Rather, it is an important signal why it is difficult to do business here.
Public television did not give up its topic so easily.
There was another report about how people now want to support Mr. Pašek, how they flocked to Kvetoslavov for langos and showed on camera that they were angry and saw bullying by the state behind it.
Locals know the owner of the langoustine buffet, see his hard work and know his delicious langoustines. And they were so angry that he received a large fine for a wrongly set cash register that did not give soft drinks (the seller resolved the matter within 20 minutes).
This doesn’t look good.
How does the government actually want to support business? Even the financiers finally understood that they had to defend themselves, that the langoustine was pretty hot.
And so the financial administration began to explain the whole thing as a serious offense and became indignant that the case was being simplified and that only a fine was being talked about. “Such an interpretation is false, manipulative and represents a misinformed interpretation of reality,” she said. In fact, it was said to be a multiple violation of Act No. 384/2025 Collections of laws.
But her defense seemed to have been written by artificial intelligence, even the speaker read it on TV like a robot.
I guess the financial administration hastily hired managers for crisis communication, who now want to save the situation. The strategy is that Mr. Pašek’s guilt will be inflated. This doesn’t look good either.
Mr. Pašek is not a fighter, he wanted to pay the fine and not complain. So that the authorities do not get angry with him and do not tolerate his life. In order to pay this fine, he has to sell 500 langos more.
However, a lawyer took over the case and Mr. Pašek appealed against the decision of the financial administration, so the case will still live. He already boldly says in front of the cameras that he is angry because he pays all the levies, taxes, works 14 hours a day and now they are going to make him a fraud.
After such a fine, Mr. Pašek could pack up and go make his langos somewhere outside the border.
It’s starting to get worse. I estimate that Alojz Hlina or Igor Matovič will soon reveal the political potential of the Kvetoslavov langoš.
Because the Kvetoslavov case shows how life is in Slovakia for those who want to work and do business. They are suffocated with all kinds of transaction taxes, levies, fees and controls so that the state can squeeze as much as possible out of them.
If no one stood up for these people, Mr. Pašek, for example, could pack up and go make his langos somewhere across the border. By the way, I remember the long line for langoustines in the Old Town Square in Prague and the long line for langoustines in the Vienna Zoo.
Making a good langoustine is not that easy, and if Mr. Pašek has it in hand, it will catch on elsewhere.
Well, it’s also funny that so many people came to Kvetoslavov for langos after this case that Mr. Pašek didn’t even have time to satisfy everyone. The dough had not yet risen, he was not ready for such crowds.
Tasting the langoustine from Kvetoslavov and posting a photo on FB with a note from Mr. Pašek – that will be a hit now.
But when today or tomorrow the government wants to talk about how it is finally going to support the economy and entrepreneurs, the langos from Kvetoslavov will come to mind.
Source: Postoj
