rs in Košice that law enforcement authorities will decide on impacts of anti-constitutional and unlawful referendums held by Štúrovo and Svätý Jur. Moreover, the Interior Ministry will prepare and the cabinet will discuss on Tuesday a draft law that would introduce fines for local governments for their intentional unlawful proceedings: we will not support the development of towns that do not want to respect the laws of this state. If they do not feel as part of the state we will not leave them to take their share of advantages, the Premier stated. He accused Štúrovo and Svätý Jur representatives that their decision to announce the referendum (or plebiscite, which is the same) breached the law. Meciar on his own came to the conclusion that the law was really violated and consequently he issued the verdict: the towns will face financial troubles. It can happen that they will not receive subsidy from the state budget. To happen so, the Cabinet will approve the respective law. The only body that can decide on lawfulness or unlawfulness of the referendums is an independent court or, if the constitution is alleged to be breached the body entitled to make the decision is the constitutional court exclusively. Neither Prime Minister nor the Interior Ministry has this right. But the premier states that the referendums breached the law and wants to punish Štúrovo and Svätý Jur. By this gesture he returns to world-condemned principle of collective guilt. Because if the town does not receive a state subsidy all its residents will suffer including those who did not take part in the referendum or even were against it. Such attitude is not a novelty; Bratislava opposition town fathers could speak much about their subsidies compared with those earmarked for Žilina and the mayor - leader of the ruling coalition party. New is that the premier publicly admitted his attitude, without dissecting reasons why some towns will get more and some less.