Jan Švejnar in favour of church property bill

Czech legislators across the broad political spectrum should accept the latest proposal for a property settlement between the state and the church, presidential candidate Jan Švejnar said at a press conference on Monday, after discussing the proposal with Cardinal Miloslav Vlk. Government and church representatives agreed in December on a plan for a settlement between the state and the church, whose property was confiscated during the communist regime. Under the agreement the state is to pay 83 billion crowns to churches over a period of 60 years. The state’s obligation to provide financial support to churches would then be abolished.

Author: Ruth Fraňková