The Confederation of Industry has evaluated government work

Confederation of Industry head Jaroslav Hanak, speaking at the Confederation's assembly in Brno today, praised the Czech government, whose mandate is to end in a few days, for support of research and development, for employment of prisoners and for the introduction of electronic registration of sales (EET).

On the other hand, Hanak criticised the government for the current situation in the transport infrastructure and for the growing number of civil servants and bureaucrats.

According to Hanak, the government was lucky that it could govern at a time of good economic situation and development. It also managed to regulate the cash-flow and to meet the planned state budgets.

Though unemployment is at record-low levels, it does not mean good news for employees in industry.
"It is a tragedy. The sectors of business, industry, transport and retails are lacking more than 200,000 employees," Hanak said.

According to Hanak, it is necessary to bring workers from abroad, for example from Ukraine, Belarus, Vietnam and Mongolia.

In reaction to this, Industry and Trade Minister Jiri Havlicek said that quotas for Ukrainian workers had already been increased.

The fact that 60 percent of prisoners are employed is a chance for the future, Hanak also said.

Hanak also praised the government for its support of exports. "This year we expect a fantastic record. The Czech exports are expected to show a turnover of more than Kc4,000bn," Hanak said.

Source: ČTK