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Government To Discuss Fiscal Consolidation Package With Trade Unions & Employers

CZECHIA
  • The government will hold a meeting with trade union representatives and employers at 15:00BST/16:00CEST to discuss potential amendments to the fiscal consolidation package. Hospodarske Noviny reports that the government is looking to moderate its initial plan to abolish tax incentives for all employee benefits and will maintain support for measures promoting health.
  • Komercni banka writes that "after yesterday's sleepy trading, today's is unlikely to be any better. The macroeconomic calendar only offers less interesting data, to which the financial markets usually do not react."
  • Justice Minister Pavel Blazek's meeting with controversial lobbyist Martin Nejedly has caused tensions within the ruling coalition and resulted in calls for his resignation.
  • The latest CVVM survey showed that most Czechs approve of President Petr Pavel and in most areas he is assessed better than his predecessor ever was.

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