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10-02-2012 15:09 | Jan Velinger, Christian Falvey

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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03-02-2012 15:29 | Sarah Borufka

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

26-01-2012 16:08 | Christian Falvey

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

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13-01-2012 15:47 | Sarah Borufka

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

Current AffairsParliament approves 2012 budget conceding revision likely in the spring

15-12-2011 15:29 | Daniela Lazarová

Photo: CTK The 2012 state budget on Wednesday sailed thought the lower house of Parliament despite heated protests from the opposition who labeled it “misleading” and “unrealistic”. The budget which anticipates a reduced deficit amounting to 3.5percent of GDP was tailored according to April’s growth forecast and the government has admitted that a significant revision can be expected in the spring. More

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