Buy Your Own State

This virtual shop for public services helps to illustrate everything the state does today and how much money it costs us. By entering this imaginary shop you will be able for the first and perhaps last time in your life to choose for yourself which services you really want from "your" state and those for which you would not pay even a single Euro cent. The price of the state will then be calculated based on your choices and you will discover how much cheaper or more expensive would your state be.Compare your savings with this years' budget deficit that should reach EUR 1 bln. Can you save more?

You may select from services financed from the state budget; covering all public administration services might make the task confusing and unmanageable (that is why retirement benefits are not included). When choosing you may select the volume of expenditures for the given public area by moving a slider in the range of 0% to 200% of current spending levels.

You can learn more on the volume and direction of transfers financed from social contributions and local taxes here.

Prices of individual services are based on the approved budget for 2012. Calculated cost of the service is increased by an aliquot part of the costs of the ministry that cannot by assigned to individual items.

Education

Education

 Total [EUR mil.] Per capita [EUR] Per working person [EUR]
Basic research 71 13 29
0%
Sport and culture 51 9 21
0%
Primary education 1024 189 422
0%
Secondary eduction 417 77 172
0%
University education 444 82 183
0%
Other forms of education 67 12 28
0%
Education services (room, board) and other forms of education 126 23 52
0%
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Social system

 Total [EUR mil.] Per capita [EUR] Per working person [EUR]
Aid to persons in material need (welfare) 272 50 112
0%
Child allowance 312 58 129
0%
Parental allowance and insurance premiums for persons caring for children 361 67 149
0%
Subsidies to the disabled 239 44 99
0%
Care for at-risk children – orphanages 89 16 37
0%
Labour market policy, employment services 196 36 81
0%
Christmas allowances to pensioners 71 13 29
0%
Specific allowances and social services subsidies 212 39 87
0%
Subsidy to Social Insurance Agency 635 117 262
0%
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Defense

 Total [EUR mil.] Per capita [EUR] Per working person [EUR]
Salaries for soldiers and other employees 444 82 183
0%
Military facilities operations and capital expenditures 376 69 155
0%
Peace missions abroad 27 5 11
0%
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Health care

 Total [EUR mil.] Per capita [EUR] Per working person [EUR]
Insurance contributions paid by the state (3 million insureds - children, pensioners, etc.) 1378 254 568
0%
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Ministry of Interior

 Total [EUR mil.] Per capita [EUR] Per working person [EUR]
Police 642 118 265
0%
Firefighters 96 18 40
0%
Local offices of the national government 98 18 40
0%
State border defense 35 6 14
0%
Reserve for wage increases in the public sector 176 32 73
0%
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Agriculture

 Total [EUR mil.] Per capita [EUR] Per working person [EUR]
Rural development (farm subsidies) 181 33 75
0%
Direct payments to farmers 461 85 190
0%
Food safety, health, crop protection 29 5 12
0%
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Transportation and telecommunications

 Total [EUR mil.] Per capita [EUR] Per working person [EUR]
Road transport 1036 191 428
0%
Rail transport 735 136 303
0%
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Construction and regional development

 Total [EUR mil.] Per capita [EUR] Per working person [EUR]
Residential construction and renovation support and supporting loans 65 12 27
0%
Housing construction savings subsidy 35 6 14
0%
Mortgage interest subsidies 33 6 14
0%
Regional development support 155 29 64
0%
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Economy

 Total [EUR mil.] Per capita [EUR] Per working person [EUR]
Support programs and organizations of ministry 25 5 10
0%
Industrial restructuring 74 14 30
0%
Tourism development 11 2 5
0%
Investment stimulus and subsidies 48 9 20
0%
Green energy and inovations subsidies 71 13 29
0%
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Finance

 Total [EUR mil.] Per capita [EUR] Per working person [EUR]
Tax and customs administration 220 40 91
0%
Supervision and management of public finance flows 38 7 16
0%
Interest repayments and other expenses of the national debt 1191 220 491
0%
Wired society initiative 111 21 46
0%
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Justice

 Total [EUR mil.] Per capita [EUR] Per working person [EUR]
Judiciary 180 33 74
0%
Prisons 154 28 64
0%
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Culture

 Total [EUR mil.] Per capita [EUR] Per working person [EUR]
Theatres, Libraries, Museums, Music, Grants 122 22 50
0%
Churches and religious societies 39 7 16
0%
National TV and Radio 26 5 11
0%
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Foreign affairs

 Total [EUR mil.] Per capita [EUR] Per working person [EUR]
Expenditures for diplomatic missions (ambassadors, etc.) 69 13 28
0%
Contributions to the EU, including reserves 742 137 306
0%
Ministry operations 30 5 12
0%
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Environment

 Total [EUR mil.] Per capita [EUR] Per working person [EUR]
Water protection, water treatment systems and sewers 70 13 29
0%
Flood control measures 4 1 2
0%
Administrative costs and other organisations within the Ministry (e.g. Hydrometeorological Institute) 33 6 14
0%
Air, environment and landscape protection, waste management 15 3 6
0%
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Other organizations financed from the state budget

 Total [EUR mil.] Per capita [EUR] Per working person [EUR]
Slovak Academy of Sciences 60 11 25
0%
Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office 83 15 34
0%
Slovak Information Service 44 8 18
0%
Chancellery of the Parliament 32 6 13
0%
Geodesy, Cartography, and Land Register Office 19 3 8
0%
Government Office 38 7 16
0%
Administration of State Material Reserves 10 2 4
0%
Statistical Office 20 4 8
0%
Minioffices (Supreme Court, Constitutional Court, Antimonopoly Office...) 65 12 27
0%
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