Some of the CMKOS Concerns About the Recent Economic and Social Developments in the Czech Republic
The Czech Government responded to the economic crisis by massive cuts at the expenditure side of the State budget, in particular by cuts in social systems, not increasing the minimum wage (the last increase was made in 2007), reduction of both salaries and numbers of employees in public services and public administration. Entirely absent are measures aimed at supporting economic growth and/or maintaining the purchasing power of the population. The Czech trade unions feel that such policies are harmful and that the measures adopted cannot lead to any success in dealing with the crisis: rather the crisis will become deeper still. Therefore, we prepared our own set of proposals the aim of which is to prevent a further increase of sovereign debt and to embark on a path of economic growth.
In the area of employ…