Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency

This section details initiatives to make government a competitive advantage. It includes analysis and reports of government initiatives, as well as data on accountability and performance measures.

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2nd September 2022 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


The new regulation has increased travel allowances and meal contributions

As of 20 August 2022, the Decree of the Ministry of Industry and Trade No. 237/2022 Coll. became effective, which amends Decree no. 511/2021 Coll., modifying the rate of basic compensation for the use of road motor vehicles and meal allowances and determining the average price of fuel for the purpose of providing travel allowances, as amended.
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31st August 2022 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Investment Incentives – Are Better Times just around the Corner?

There is currently an amendment to the Act on Investment Incentives under review. The amendment proposes abolishing the obligation to submit each investment incentive application for approval to the Government of the Czech Republic. Instead, the Czech Government would only continue to approve applications for investment incentives in the form of strategic investments, whereas all other applications would be approved by a relevant ministry (so long as the relevant conditions are met), as was the case previously.
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30th August 2022 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Where defects are present upon acceptance of a rental property, it is possible to withdraw from the lease contract

According to judgment 26 Cdo 2177/2021 of the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic of 4 April 2022, one may refuse to take over non-residential rental premises due to defects that would preclude their proper use and to withdraw from the lease agreement as well. The Civil Code only foresees the cancellation of the lease as one of the possible ways of terminating the lease agreement.
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