No increase in social benefits next year

The Sobotka government will not be raising the majority of social benefits next year, Czech public television reported citing Labour and Social Affairs Minister Michaela Marksová. Minister Marksová said that given the low unemployment rate the emphasis was on increasing the minimal wage in order to get more people to seek employment. Labour offices currently report around 130 thousand vacancies. There are some 400 thousand unemployed. All three ruling parties approve of this strategy.