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In Business News This Week: Brussels seeking return of 810 million crowns handed out to Czech farmers; Economic growth in 3Q 2015 better than previously thought; Ministers meet over future of OKD mining company; Czech trade mission headed by minister flies to Tehran; Fischer boosts tourists, turnover, and profits.

In this week’s Business News roundup: Car production in Czech Republic reaches all-time record in 2015; Finance minister wants bill on electronic registers approved in January; Czech nuclear plants see significant production drop; President slams government for failure to draw 35 billion crowns; Česká rafinérská reaches deal with Mero ČR on shipping and storage of crude.

The biggest changes in the value-added tax system since its introduction in the Czech Republic in 1993 will come into effect in two weeks’ time after the minister of finance, Andrej Babiš, succeeded in definitively pushing the move through on Tuesday.

In Business News: Farmers estimate losses at 2.6 billion crowns; International centre to explore medical use of cannabis; Amazon plans new centre on edge of Prague; Arms manufacturer Česká Zbrojovka signs agreement with Slovak Interior Ministry; Central bank upholds weak crown policy.

In Busines News this week: The lower house approves 2016 budget; Inflation falls to 0.1 percent in November; Industrial production speeds up in October; October trade balance climbs to 13.3 billion crowns; Energy Regulatory Office not to pay out support for renewable sources; Prague-Shanghai air link to launch in April.

In Business News: The average monthly salary jumps by almost 950 crowns; police investigate solar power corruption; Czech lawmakers will challenge VAT proposal; Czech oligarchs seek to buy up Mladá Fronta publishing house.

In Business News this week: Lower house seeks up to 44 billion crowns for 2016 budget; Electricity prices to remain unchanged in 2016; Farmers and local councils threatened by refusal to pay power support says ministry; Country’s largest insurer agrees on 2016 plan; Electronic motorway payments to be phased in within three years: ministry.

In Business News this week: Czech currency in circulation exceeds 500 billion mark for first time; Spending watchdog finds 2.2 billion in irregular spending at defense ministry; Škoda Auto to raise prices of most popular models; New stretch of Prague metro’s A line to get mobile phone signal; Ruling on late train delivery could lead to ticket price hike

Business round-up this week: Government agrees on early retirement package for miners; Health minister declares new victory in Diag Human arbitration battle; Finance minister says environment clean up can be done for half previous price; ČEZ reports fall in profits, rise in revenues, Czech Telecommunications Infrastructure new sponsor of Prague Spring festival.

In Business News: the unemployment rate drops to 4.9 percent, lower house backs hike in gambling charges, new car sales continue to surge, Czech Republic seeks to recruit qualified Ukrainians and shadow economy makes up 15 percent of Czech GDP.