Finance Ministry wants to reduce subsidies for renewable energy

Finance Minister Zbyněk Stanjura said on Czech Television on Sunday that the finance ministry is looking to reduce its support for renewable energy sources, possibly by changing the law to limit subsidies. This year, the state has been fully covering the costs of subsidised energy sources by itself due to high energy prices, but Mr Stanjura described this state of affairs as unsustainable. He said he will push for the system from previous years, when contributions were divided between the state and consumers, to return next year. The government will have to debate whether or not the share that consumers pay would be the same as before the energy crisis.