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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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Chamber of Deputies greenlights online sales reporting system
The lower house of the Czech Parliament passed a bill on eletronic cash registers today with a majority of 105 votes. The system would apply to almost all transactions.The government claims that the online sales reporting system will clamp down on tax evasions and reduce grey economy. The opposition parties of TOP09 and the Civic Democrats (ODS) argue it will be an additional burden for businesses. Still, the Confederation of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, one of the biggest business associations in the country, supported the bill.
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Starostové Starostům: Landscape Architecture workshop - February 16 in Chamber of Deputies
Parliamentary Deputy Jan Farsky organizes a workshop Landscape Architecture on February 16 in the Chamber of Deputies from 9am under the Starostové starostům initiative - more information here. As confirmed speakers will be:
Jan Farský - former Mayor of Semily
Petr Gazdík - former Mayor of Suchá Loz
Zdeněk Fink - Mayor of Hradec Králové
Josef Tabery - Ministry of Agriculture
Invitation and registration here.
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Transparency International Czech Republic asks MPs to push forward debate, adopt reform of political finance | OECD: Financing Democracy report
Transparency International Czech Republic asks Czech MPs to push forward debate and adopt reform of political party financing. The draft act has been waiting for its turn in the Chamber of Deputies for quite some time. The bill proposes establishing of an authority that would monitor political party financing, impose sanctions and be in charge of public oversight over political finance, among others. One of the problems TI Czech Republic mentioned in their analysis relates to "transparent accounts" of political parties; most political parties made publicly accessible information on money inflows only, and not the outflows...
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