Labour and Social Affairs minister promises more money to social services

Pavel Nečas, the Labour and Social Affairs Minister has promised an extra 1.5 billion crowns to social service providers. The announcement was made at a press conference of Thursday. Previously, the budget for social services had been cut by a third in the latest budget. The move comes after intense pressure from representatives in the fields affected. However, despite the additional boost, social services representatives say they will still fall short of what they need by around 700 million crowns.