The Czech government has approved a bill on consumer loans aimed at protecting borrowers. The amendment significantly limits sanctions for late payments and is seen as a means of combatting extortionate interest rates. Announcing the bill on Wednesday, the prime minister, Bohuslav Sobotka, tweeted that an important step had been taken in the fight against loan-sharking.
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