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It is not necessary for the president to act as a mediator for us, says Vostrá. He also rejects billions for defense because of NATO – ČT24 – Czech Television

The Communists are still negotiating whether to support the state budget. “We have announced that we will make some amendments regarding the structure of the budget, whether it is helping municipalities or increasing it in social services. One of the amendments we have tabled is also the transfer of ten billion from the Ministry of Defense to the government’s budget reserve. And there is no agreement on this amendment, “Vostrá explained.

“We are still negotiating, we still do not find agreement,” the MP continues. “We will evaluate on Friday at the executive committee of the central committee and then at the parliamentary group how we will react to the budget in this situation,” she added. The Communists are to discuss their amendments directly with Finance Minister Alena Schiller (for YES).

“I’d rather see it as a woman for the government to keep a bigger reserve”

According to Vostre, the military does not currently need money, while in the budget reserve may be useful. “The army has the ten billion for contracts that are being fulfilled for several years,” she said. “There is room for postponing the installments, for example. It’s not that I think there will be a consensus that no military purchases will be made, “he suggests.

“I prefer to see, as a woman, that the government keep more reserve for possible matters that it will compensate. After all, none of us can predict what the epidemic situation will look like in January, “he warns.


At the same time, he admits that the attitude of the Communists is also related to their opposition to the Czech Republic’s membership in the North Atlantic Alliance. “It simply came to our notice then. It has to do with each other, it is our political demand that, in my opinion, the money can be used much better, “he explains.

Without the votes of the KSČM, the budget would not have to pass, because the cabinet is a minority and has so far promoted budgets exclusively with communist support.

Offer from the president

On Tuesday, President Miloš Zeman promised the KSČM chairman Vojtěch Filip that he would convene a meeting with the Minister of Defense Lubomír Metnar (for YES) on Prague Castle due to the budget.

“We did not ask the President for mediation,” Vostrá comments. “On the same morning, we met with Minister Metnar. So, at this point, I do not think it is necessary for the President to act as a mediator for us. We are able to act with each other. It is true that the President said it as an offer, “she said.


“The tax package is an unfortunate affair”

In Interview ČT24, Vostrá also commented on the tax package discussed by the Senate on Thursday. According to the MEP, it is inappropriate for the tax package to be approved at the end of the year. “As far as the tax package is concerned, this is a very unfortunate matter,” she said.

Although the Communists have reservations about the tax package, they supported it as a whole and therefore passed to the Senate. “The prevailing fact in our country was that we opposed the institute of super-gross wages all the time. And when the institute was abolished, which was abolished in the Chamber of Deputies, albeit at a rate of 15 and 23 percent, we supported the tax package in the final, “he explains.


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