Government approves reduction in unemployment benefits

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The coalition SPD does not agree with the planned reduction in unemployment benefits. This was announced on Tuesday by the movement's chairman Tomio Okamura after the proposal was approved by the government on Monday.

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The government has approved a reduction in unemployment benefits, which is expected to save the state budget up to five billion crowns a year from January 2027. However, the SPD coalition movement opposed the change. Its chairman Tomio Okamura wants to open the proposal at the coalition council, describing it as punishing people who lose their jobs in the short term.

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The government wants to save up to five billion crowns a year by reducing unemployment benefits. The increase was part of a reform that ANO supported as an opposition movement and was intended to stimulate the Czech labor market.

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Prague - On Monday, the government approved a proposal to reduce unemployment benefits. In the first two months, they are to fall from 80 percent of earnings to 65 percent, with a maximum of 60 percent of the average wage instead of 80 percent. They are also to be reduced for retraining or for parents of small children and those who have recently taken care of loved ones. The Ministry of Labor reported on its website. It wants to save about five…