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    Factbox-What does Czech billionaire Babis' new coalition plan to do?

    Factbox-What does Czech billionaire Babis' new coalition plan to do?

    Published by Global Banking and Finance Review

    Posted on November 3, 2025

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    PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czech election winner Andrej Babis' ANO party signed a coalition deal with fringe right-wing allies on Monday, another step towards his return to power after four years in opposition.

    The following are the main policy points agreed by ANO with its coalition partners: the Motorists party, which is sceptical about climate change, and the SPD party, which is against the EU and NATO.

    FOREIGN AND EU POLICY

    * No transfer of more power to EU from national level 

    * No weakening of unanimity principle, where all EU states have to agree any policies or changes 

    * Strengthen ties with Slovakia, Hungary and Poland

    * Support "diplomatic steps leading to an end to the war in Ukraine and the elimination of the risks of war in Europe"

    * EU Green Deal in current form is unsustainable

    * Ban on combustion engines from 2025 is unacceptable

    * Prepared not to implement ETS2 system of emission allowances for households and transport 

    * Reject EU migration pact

    * Retain close Israel ties and strengthen U.S. relationship

    FISCAL POLICY

    * Maintain budget deficits "safely" below 3% of GDP ceiling set by EU

    * Not raise any taxes

    * Cut corporate tax to 19% from 21% 

    * Reinstate certain tax discounts and benefits for families, increase parental allowance

    * Mortgage subsidies for young families

    * Raise wages, especially for new teachers, soldiers, police and firefighters  

    * Make savings in state operations

    * Will not take steps to adopt euro, plan to "anchor" crown currency in constitution

    * Cap retirement age at 65, reversing reform of previous government allowing it to rise gradually in coming decades

    DEFENCE

    * Make air and anti-drone defence a priority

    * Increase number of professional soldiers, no number given

    * No mention of new NATO commitments to raise spending to 5% of GDP in coming years through direct military and infrastructure spending 

    * No specific mention of Russia as a threat

    ENERGY

    * Ensure affordable energy prices, reduce distribution and transmission fees, support nuclear energy

    * State will pay renewable energy subsidies costs currently paid by consumers in power bills

    * Take steps to gain 100% control in majority state-owned utility CEZ through CEZ buyback, not state budget spending

    * Continue work on new nuclear power blocks at the Dukovany plant and further projects including small modular reactors 

    * Accelerate construction of flexible energy sources, especially gas, using financial aid through capacity mechanism 

    * Maintain some coal-fired plants through state aid to avoid power shortages, with no mention of a phase-out date as planned by previous government

    MEDIA AND NGOS

    * Cancel fees for public television and radio and move financing to state budget, while keeping their independence

    * Prepare legal changes to update definition of public service media, make savings 

    * Non-governmental organisations cannot get state funds for "political activism"; "Political" NGOs will have to report foreign funding

    (Reporting by Jan Lopatka and Jason Hovet; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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