Civic Democrats seek unity on tax reform

The leadership of the ruling Civic Democratic Party is striving to reach a compromise with critics of the government proposed tax reforms which would secure their support for the bill in the upcoming vote in Parliament. The proposal's main critic, former finance minister Vlastimil Tlusty, said that while he still had serious objections to the proposed tax reforms the initiated dialogue could end in agreement. Critics from party ranks argue that the Civic Democrats had made too many concessions to their coalition partners and were betraying their own policy programme. The Prime Minister has linked the future of his cabinet to this crucial reform package. Parliament is to vote on it at the beginning of June.