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Current AffairsCzech Martin Staszko finishes second in world’s biggest poker event
Czech player Martin Staszko achieved the greatest success of his poker
career when he finished second in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas on
Wednesday where the 35-year-old Czech won over 5.4 million US dollars in
prize money. Czech players now hope his accomplishment will popularize
poker back home, and eventually relax recently tightened Czech legislation
on the game. More
Current AffairsGovernment approves proposed tax reform
The Czech government on Wednesday approved a package of tax reform measures
intended to simplify the tax system and shift taxation from direct to
indirect taxes. The planned reform should abolish the so-called
“super-gross salary”, levy a new 20 percent tax on gambling and remove
tax breaks on some employees’ benefits such as lunch vouchers. Radio
Prague asked economist David Marek about the most significant changes
introduced and their overall impact. More
Current AffairsNew coalition deal saves Czech centre-right government
The Czech centre-right coalition government has overcome the most serious
crisis it has gone through since taking office less than a year ago. On
Thursday, coalition leaders struck a deal meeting most of the demands of
the junior coalition party, Public Affairs, which has threatened to leave
the government. The deal includes two more ministerial seats for Public
Affairs, and a pledge to pursue the party’s agenda in taxation and
fighting corruption. More
Current AffairsConstitutional Court grants municipalities authority over VLTs in landmark ruling
The Czech Constitutional Court on Tuesday issued a groundbreaking verdict
that grants the country’s towns and cities the authority to decide if and
where VLTS, video lottery terminals, are placed in their municipality.
Until recently, the Finance Ministry had the final say-so in the matter.
Michael Canov, the mayor of Chrastava, the city that went to court over the
ministry’s gaming directive and brought about the landmark ruling, speaks
on the issue. More
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In this week’s Business News: falling fortunes for Sazka, foreign labour
leaves Czech market, threats and promises in ad revenue battle, insurance
payouts double in 2010, and Czech company lines up British army contract. More
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