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In this week’s Business News: public tender bill wins lower house backing; profits from farm sector slump; Škoda Auto sets record February sales; inflation falls back in February; country on wrong tracks for rail corridors

In Business News this week: OKD seals closure of Paskov mine; energy regulator postpones controversial charges shake-up; business interests create Cabinet rift; employment levels surge; and ČEZ paves the way for Westinghouse fuel comeback.

Business News round-up: Česká Spořitelna sees net profit drop in 2015; Škoda Auto has 60 percent brand loyalty says board chairman; Close to 100 Czech construction projects at risk; Conference marks opening of branch of European Investment Bank in Prague.

Business roundup: Education minister voices support for 10 percent pay increase for teachers; Czech mortgage loans market surges in 2015; Court declares significant manufacturer Motorpal unable to meet debts; around 15 percent of Czech elderly people are faced with poverty.

Business round-up: Czech Republic reaches 21st spot on Economic Freedom Index; European Commission sees Czech growth at 2.3 percent; Municipal court rejects legal complaint against Prague 7 shopping centre and administrative building.

In Business News this week: Ministers clash over aid to car parts plant; economic confidence reaches new heights; new committee to oversee nuclear power development; and EU rules could hold up dozens of road projects;

In Business News this week: Regulator to consult public on shake up of electricity charges; Betting company Synot cuts backing for Czech sports; Nuclear fuel supply contract being prepared for Temelín; Czech advertising market climbs in 2015; Škoda: Czech car sales to increase by five percent this year.

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.