Bartoš: Postponing digitisation of construction permits system would cause even more damage

Postponing the digitisation of construction permits system would cause more economic damage to Czechia than its launch in its current form, Regional Development Minister Ivan Bartoš said in a debate programme on Czech Television on Sunday.

According to Mr. Bartoš, the money for the system’s digitalization can be drawn from the National Recovery Plan, i.e. from European resources, but the condition is that the system be launched in the third quarter of 2024.

The Minister has been under fire for persisting problems with the newly digitized system which has drawn complaints from civil servants around the country. Mr. Bartoš repeated on Czech Television that he was not considering resigning.