Prime Minister Andrej Babis (ANO) told television host Vaclav Moravec, on his show on Czech Television, on Sunday that a proposed bank tax, presented by his coalition partner, the Social Democrats, is nonsense.
Instead, Babis would prefer to see a special fund created, where banks could deposit 10 to 20% of their dividend payouts and the money could be collectively used to boost investment in the country.
Last week, Babis had said it was possible a bank tax could be proposed. ODS Chairman Petr Fiala who was on the show with Babis, suggested that Babis was just posturing, with empty words.
