Government doesn’t approve financial help for indebted Klokánek

The government has not approved an extraordinary 20-million financial injection for the indebted Fund for Children at Risk Klokánek, which runs a number of children’s homes around the country. The plan was proposed by Finance Minister Andrej Babiš but the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Michaela Marksová was against it, saying that it wouldn’t be fair to other institutions caring for children in need. The charity owes the state around 120 million crowns in overdue social and health insurance payments for its employees, and faces a threat of property seizure. It has already sold three of its facilities in order to lower the debt.

Author: Ruth Fraňková