Communists claim fiscal reforms unconstitutional

The Communist Party claims that the governnment’s fiscal package approved by Parliament earlier this year is unconstitutional. The party has lodged a complaint with the Constitutional court, hoping to prevent the fiscal reforms taking effect at the beginning of 2008. One of the points made in the complaint is that the government cannot introduce health care fees when the Czech Constitution guarantees free health care to all citizens. The complaint has received backing from 17 deputies of the Social Democratic Party.