CT: Minister’s plan to end “guaranteed salary” could threaten future of coalition

The minister of finance, Alena Schillerová of government leaders ANO, wants to do away with what is called the “guaranteed salary”, possibly putting the minority coalition government’s future at risk, Czech Television reported. Ms. Schillerová says the system, under which employees are assured of a certain pay level based on their educational attainment, represents a burden on employers and should be discontinued from January.

However, the Communist Party, which keeps the ANO-Social Democrats coalition in power by supporting it on key votes, insists that the guaranteed salary remain in place. An MP for the Communists, Miloslava Vostrá, told Czech TV that removing it could represent a problem for her party and may cause them to withdraw their support.