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In Business News: The government debt has reached almost 40 percent of the
GDP; unemployment in January rose to 9.1 percent; the Czech state loses an
estimated 25 to 30 billion crowns every a year on account of tax evasion;
union representatives have rejected a 2.5 percent salary bump offered by
car manufacturer Škoda Auto; the sale of winter clothing and apparel –
including winter wear for dogs – has jumped markedly in the cold snap. More
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In this week’s business news: Prime Minister Petr Nečas announces
estimated additional cuts of 26 billion crowns to the state budget; a Czech
MEP has praised the country’s refusal to join the fiscal compact; the
Agriculture Minister is set to dismiss the CEO of a state-owned brewery;
the country’s nuclear energy exports reach a record level; and, a poll
finds that the majority of Czechs consider the current economic situation
poor indeed. More
Current AffairsFirefighters fear more budget cuts will mean dismissing a third of the force
Firefighters in the Czech Republic are greatly concerned at the course
their budgets are taking. As the money from the Ministry of the Interior
steadily decreases, the firemen’s union warns that further cuts may lead
to substandard services. More
Current AffairsCar manufacturers in Czech Republic to roll out new mid-priced vehicles in 2012
Despite gloomy news and grim forecasts almost all around these days one
sector of the economy - namely the automotive industry – is in top gear.
In 2011, two out of three manufacturers – Hyundai and Škoda Auto exceeded
previous expectations, and while TPCA suffered a drop in production, all
three together produced a record 1,186,000 vehicles. And they are gearing
up for an equally good year in 2012, reading to launch mid-priced new or
revamped models aimed at both the domestic market and markets abroad. More
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In today’s business news: Consumer prices have risen by 4.7 percent
following a VAT hike, the American Anheuser-Bush purchases the
Budějovický měšťanský brewery in hopes of improving its chances in an
ongoing trademark dispute, public health insurer VZP may see a budget
deficit of up to three billion Czech crowns in 2012, regular and diesel
fuel reach record prices, and the forecast for the Czech construction
sector for 2012 is the worst among the Visegrad Four. More
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In this week’s business news: An increase of the lower category VAT has
gone into effect, Czech online discount sites see steep increases in sales,
hard liquor consumption is on the decline, Škoda Auto has sold a record
number of cars in 2011, and the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection
Authority says that 15 percent of food products it inspected in 2011 failed
to meet its quality standards. More
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