Slovaks too negative

Slovaks see reality as darker than it really is, a survey by the INEKO think tank shows, with the majority of the country's inhabitants estimating recent hikes in consumer prices at 35 per cent rather than the actual 5 per cent increase.

Compiled by Martina Pisárová from press reports.
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25. Feb 2003 at 11:39

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