Good governance
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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Planned changes to VAT on e-commerce in 2021
In the amendment to the VAT Act scheduled to take effect from 1 July 2021, changes should be made to the application of value added tax (VAT) to electronic commerce (i.e. e-commerce). These changes concern the rules for determining the Member State of taxation and will affect in particular sellers of goods who sell goods to other EU Member States to end customers, for example via e-shops.
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Kurzarbeit (short-time working) will be available to employers in the Czech Republic
On 1 July 2021, an amendment to the Czech Employment Act came into force. Under this change, employers will have access to state relief in case of partial unemployment (Kurzarbeit) resulting from a serious economic crisis caused by an extraordinary event:
natural disasters
epidemics
cyber attacks
or other serious force majeure events.
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Chamber of deputies approves reduction in support for solar power and expansion of the solar levy
During yesterday’s session the Chamber of Deputies passed an amendment to the Act on Supported Energy Sources introducing a review of ROI on investments in supported energy sources that could in the future lead to restricted support for existing photovoltaic power plants.
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