Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico looks set to break yet another promise: the transaction tax on businesses, which he publicly vowed in late August to abolish from 1 January 2027, will most likely stay in force. That’s what the details of t
Czechia's only oil refiner — Orlen Unipetrol, which operates refineries in Litvínov and Kralupy nad Vltavou — has criticized the windfall tax on oil refiners introduced by Andrej Babiš's government. According to the company's leadership, th
Gas and electricity prices on the exchange are climbing noticeably amid the US–Israel conflict with Iran, with gas once again costing roughly twice as much as it did at the end of February. That's according to Czech Minister of Industry and
Building new reactor units at the Dukovany nuclear power plant will cost the Czech Republic not 400 billion crowns, as previously announced, but somewhere in the range of 600–700 billion crowns — nearly double the original estimate. That's
As of this week, new EU-wide rules on product packaging have come into force, including in Czechia. According to the Czech Food Chamber, the changes affect virtually all types of packaging — some requirements took effect immediately, while
During its Alza Dny sale, Czech online retailer Alza mistakenly slashed prices on a range of products, including electronics, by up to 80% — pushing some items below cost price. As soon as the company spotted the glitch, it cancelled the or
The price gap for fuel between neighbouring petrol stations in Czechia can reach as much as six crowns per litre — and this isn't a case of comparing opposite ends of the country, but sometimes stations in the very same town. That's the pic
The Czech government is considering a reform of public-sector pay that would tie the tariff wages of hospital orderlies, cleaners, teachers, police officers and civil servants to the country's minimum wage. This was reported by the Ministry
Fuel prices in Czechia have fallen noticeably amid a drop in global oil prices. The cheapest petrol right now can be found in the Ústí nad Labem Region, where a litre costs on average CZK 41.01. The cheapest diesel is in the Pardubice Regio
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has sharply downgraded its forecast for the global oil market: global demand is now expected to fall by 1.6 million barrels per day this year — 510,000 barrels worse than the previous estimate. The reas
Czech online stores are facing a growing number of uncollected cash-on-delivery orders and have started raising the fee for this payment method to discourage customers from using it. This was confirmed by representatives of several major on
The European Commission has paid out 897 million euros (roughly CZK 21.4 billion) to Czechia as part of the sixth tranche from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the EU fund set up to help member states' economies recover from the