Slovaks spend more than a quarter of their monthly family budget on food.

Omissions

• The Eurostat national-accounts measure (final consumption expenditure of households on food and non-alcoholic beverages) puts Slovakia at 19.4% (2024) / 19.7%, clearly below one quarter; the MEP's 'more than a quarter' matches only the higher household budget survey figure.
• The Slovak Statistical Office figure of 25% is exactly a quarter (the source itself rounds €112/month to '25%'), so 'more than a quarter' slightly overstates even the source the claim appears to rest on.
• 'Family budget' (rodinný rozpočet) is broader than 'consumption expenditure'; expressed as a share of total household income the food share would be lower still.
• No source was cited by the MEP, and the exact reference year behind the statement is not specified.

Sources

• PrimaryStatistical Office of the Slovak Republic — Výdavky súkromných domácností v roku 2025V súhrne zaplatil každý člen domácnosti mesačne za potraviny s nealko nápojmi 112 eur (25 % zo všetkých jeho spotrebných výdavkov) a na bývanie ...
• PrimaryEurostat — Household consumption by purpose (statistics explained)For expenditure on food and non-alcoholic beverages, the highest shares were recorded in Romania (23.1%), Bulgaria and Latvia (both 20.1%) and Slovakia (19.7%).
• SecondaryTrading Economics — Slovakia: Final consumption expenditure of households, Food and non-alcoholic beverages (Eurostat data)Slovakia - Final consumption expenditure of households: Food and non-alcoholic beverages was 19.40% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT.