RFE/RL Daily Report
			No. 184, 27 September 1994


SLOVAK GOVERNMENT APPOINTS COUNSEL FOR GABCIKOVO. The Slovak
cabinet has appointed former Polish Foreign Minister Krysztof
Skubiszewski to represent Slovakia in the trial against Hungary
over the Gabcikovo-Nagymaros dam, TASR reports. The two countries
agreed in April 1993 to bring the case to the International Court
of Justice in The Hague. ~ Sharon Fisher, RFE/RL Inc.

HUNGARIAN FINANCE MINISTER ON 1995 FINANCIAL POLICY. At a press
conference on 26 September, Hungarian Finance Minister Laszlo
Bekesi discussed the government's financial policy for 1995, MTI
reports. Bekesi said stabilizing the economy and laying the
foundations for future economic growth are the two major concerns
of his ministry. It is planned that investment will grow by 5% in
1995, while consumption decreases by 2-4%. In order to achieve
these goals, the growth in wages must be 5% less than the inflation
rate and budget expenditures must be curtailed. The state deficit
is planned not to exceed 7% of GDP, projected at 490-510 billion
forint. In order to encourage foreign investment, the Hungarian
government plans to speed up privatization. ~ Judith Pataki, RFE/RL
Inc.

[As of 1200 CET]

(Compiled by Eileen Downing and Jan Cleave)
Copyright 1994, RFE/RL, Inc. All rights reserved.

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