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Lawmakers approved a proposal drafted by Communist lawmakers on Tuesday to tax the compensation that the country’s churches receive from the state for property seized by the former Communist regime.<\/p>\n

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The 114-57 vote in favor of the proposal in the lower house is a further sign of the rising influence of the Communists.<\/p>\n

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The Communist Party isn’t part of the center-left ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Andrej Babis, but it has provided support in a confidence vote.<\/p>\n

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The lower house first approved the proposal in January, but the Senate vetoed it a month later.<\/p>\n

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Churches in the country, including the Catholic Church and the Jewish community, have had some property held by the state returned, and they are also to receive around $3 billion over 30 years.<\/p>\n

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They oppose the tax and plan to challenge it at the Constitutional Court once it’s signed into law by President Milos Zeman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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