Supermarkets pledge to reduce food prices – but will they drop in 2024?
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The drop in the VAT rate for food – from 15 to 12 percent – has raised hopes for a drop in supermarket prices in 2024. However, this may not be a reality.
Czech VAT changes in brief: Which goods and services will be cheaper in 2024?
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While many products will become more expensive with the country's new value-added-tax changes from next year, some items will see a tax reduction.
Over half of Czechs agree with government's fiscal reform, but many still critical
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Young people were more likely to support the austerity package, but many said the government acted too late.
A hard stance on soft drinks: Companies protest against government's tax-rise decision
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The VAT rate for non-alcoholic beverages – including mineral water – will rise from 15 to 21 percent.
What does the current debate on VAT in Czechia mean for consumers?
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Critics say that changing the VAT structure would have a large impact on low income families and do little to resolve the government's deficit.
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Czech daily news roundup: Wednesday, December 8, 2021
World's longest suspension bridge being built in Moravia, Ukrainians hold protest in Prague, Slavia Prague could see a change of owners.
What's it like giving birth in a Czech hospital during a pandemic?
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We spoke to several Prague-based women who delivered their little ones at the height of last year's Covid crisis.
Czech government will waive VAT for gas and electric amid energy crisis
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The step should see households save a significant for November and December as prices spike dramatically.
Czech morning news in brief: Top stories for Dec. 2, 2020
COVID vaccine to be available soon, feminine hygiene products could be cheaper next year, and Czechs write letters to support prisoners of conscience
