The tax on extraordinary profits, or the war tax, applies to the largest banks and energy companies. The government of Petr Fiala (ODS) promises up to 120 billion kroner in addition to this year’s budget. However, Moneta complains that because of the tax, he will have to radically limit investment plans and also get rid … Read more
On Monday, the Lidl retail chain opened a new store in the center of Prague, in Na Příkopě Street, in a historic building where the Czechoslovak Commercial Bank used to operate. The store therefore needs the original safe, or its door from the time when the building belonged to the bank. It is also the … Read more
ICL Czech, which operates the stores of the British chain Iceland in the Czech Republic, has filed for insolvency. Spokesman Petr Langmaier has so far refused to comment on a direct inquiry to Aktuálně.cz. According to the insolvency proposal, the reason is a coronavirus pandemic, which also affected food sales and Brexit, which, among other … Read more
Every tenth young Czech between the ages of 26 and 36, ie approximately 150,000 people, plans to buy or build a property over the next twelve months. Another fifteen percent of young people are planning to renovate housing. This follows from the March survey of NMS Market Research among a thousand respondents, which was presented … Read more
One fifth of companies plan to increase wages across the board next year. And another fifth of companies expect wage growth for selected employees. The average increase should be ten percent. Both the number of companies and the pace of wage increases are lower than this year, according to a ČSOB survey of 400 companies … Read more
The two largest domestic banks have announced that mortgage loans are becoming more expensive. The reason is rising resource prices on the interbank market. The availability of housing will thus worsen even more, people will be able to repay the loan all their working lives. On the other hand, overheated housing prices could gradually cool … Read more
Year-on-year growth in house and apartment prices in the Czech Republic accelerated to 11.9 percent in the first quarter, while prices rose by 8.9 percent a quarter earlier. Among the countries of the European Union, growth was the fourth highest, as at the end of last year. Compared to the last quarter of 2020, prices … Read more
At the Extraordinary General Meeting, Moneta’s shareholders did not approve the proposed financing of the merger with the banking part of PPF, which includes Air Bank, Czech and Slovak Home Credit and Benxy, which was needed to complete the transaction. Earlier, they agreed on the intention of the merger, said Moneta spokeswoman Zuzana Filipová 61.9 … Read more
On Monday, the Ministry of Finance launched the 12th issue of bonds, which can be ordered until Friday, September 17. In the previous issue, people ordered government bonds intended only for individuals for 4.54 billion crowns. The number of orders was 5,871. During 11 subscription periods, interest in savings bonds amounted to approximately CZK 33.2 … Read more
The average wage in the Czech Republic increased by 6.5 percent to 38,525 crowns in the last quarter of last year. In real terms, after taking into account the growth of consumer prices, monthly earnings increased by 3.8 percent. This follows from data published on Monday by the Czech Statistical Office (CSO). In healthcare, salaries … Read more