Czech Finance Minister retains party leadership, vows to cut taxes


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  • Sunday, 26 Feb 2017

Czech Finance Minister Andrej Babis addresses an extraordinary parliamentary session in Prague, Czech Republic, March 23, 2016. REUTERS/David W Cerny/File Photo

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech Finance Minister Andrej Babis got re-elected on Saturday as chairman of the ANO party which he founded and vowed to cut taxes after the autumn general elections that his party is projected to win.

Babis's tax plan clashes with that of Prime Minister and Social Democratic Chairman Bohuslav Sobotka, who said earlier this week that his party aimed to raise taxes for top earners and bigger companies.

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