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| Debate over food self-sufficiency heats up in Czechia as MPs propose new regulation |
| Prag, 03.07.2020 |
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| This week a proposal put together by some government and opposition members of the lower-house sparked a heated debate. It suggests imposing a new regulation that would oblige food retailers to ensure that 85 of all non-specialised products they sell are made in the Czech Republic. Politicians and farmers are divided in their opinion, with some seeing it as a welcome boost to Czech agriculture, while others fear it is a state intervention in the market.
Now the topic is being brought up again. In March, the government released CZK 3.3 billion from its budget to “support food self-sufficency”. This week, a joint proposal by members of the Chamber of Deputies led by the ANO and SPD parties suggested regulation be put in place which would oblige domestic retailers to ensure that at least 55 percent of the food they offer from 2021 be farmed in the Czech Republic. The compulsory ratio would increase annually until it reached 85 percent by 2027. Backing for the idea also came from the ex-agriculture minister Marián Jureèka, who is now an opposition MP.
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