Good governance

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18th March 2022 / Good governance / Social Responsibility

Ukraine: Erste family provides extensive humanitarian aid

Erste Group makes donations of one million euros each to Caritas and the Red Cross ERSTE Foundation provides an additional one million euros through its partner networks Banking platform George introduces simple approach for making Ukraine donations

18th March 2022 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency

The state plans to control cookies and the dissemination of unsolicited advertising

The Office for Personal Data Protection (hereinafter referred to as the "Office or the Office") has published a control plan for 2022 (Czech only). The most talked about are controls of cookies on websites and the dissemination of unsolicited advertising. What exactly do businesses need to implement to avoid becoming the target of inspections and fines?

18th March 2022 / Good governance / Tax & Finance

Tax reliefs for donations in support of Ukraine

On Friday, 4 March 2022, a draft amendment to the Income Tax Act was introduced to provide tax reliefs for taxpayers' charitable activities related to assisting Ukraine and its people in the conflict. The government will discuss the draft amendment on Wednesday, 9 March 2022. The amendment to the Act could come into effect around April/May, with the law providing for retrospective effect from the beginning of 2022. The tax administration shall therefore already be proceeding in agreement with the planned amendment.