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Czechs announce major pension, tax reform to rein in debt
Czechs announce major pension, tax reform to rein in debt
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The Czech government presented an extensive tax and pension reform on Thursday designed to curb soaring public debt due to the Covid pandemic and the war in Ukraine. The government will cut spending in the government sector, curb subsidies, and raise the real estate tax and corporate income taxes from 2024.

Finnish footbridge collapse injures 27, mostly children
Finnish footbridge collapse injures 27, mostly children
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Some 27 young people, mostly children, were injured in Finland on Thursday when a temporary footbridge near a construction site collapsed and they fell several metres onto a road, officials said. Rescue workers could be seen treating multiple people lying injured on the road shortly after the accident.