Most Czechs approve of govt move to abolish ‘super gross’ wage – Median poll

More than half of Czechs favour the government’s move to abolish the so-called “super gross” wage as the base for calculating employee income tax, a Median poll conducted for Czech Radio shows.

The super gross wage is the sum of an employee’s gross wage plus social and health insurance premiums. In its place, as of January 2021 the government plans to introduce a progressive tax rate of 15 percent for annual income of up to 1.5 million crowns and 24 percent for income above this amount.

According to the Median survey, 56 percent of respondents welcome its abolishment, 33 percent oppose it and 11 percent have no opinion on the subject. People with a university education and voters of centre-right parties are most opposed to abolishing the super gross wage, the poll found.

Previous attempts to abolish the super gross wage failed because of the loss to state revenues. The government has argued its cancellation will boost consumer spending and help rev up the economy post-coronavirus.