On 18 June 2024, the Slovak parliament voted against two draft laws that would have temporarily reduced the rate of VAT and excise duty on gasoline and diesel fuel from 1 July 2024 to 31 December 2025. As previously reported, the draft law on VAT would have reduced the applicable rate from the standard 20% rate to a reduced rate of 8%. The draft law on excise duty would have reduced the duty ra…