The Czech Ministry of Finance will monitor fuel prices and margins at gas stations starting Monday, in response to rising oil prices driven by the crisis in the Middle East, to prevent excessive price increases.

The Czech Ministry of Finance is preparing changes to the third pension pillar, with sociologist Daniel Prokop pointing out issues like low returns and high bank fees, as well as a paradox where inherited pension savings are taxed at 15%, unlike other inheritances.

The Czech Ministry of Finance has dismissed Jaroslav Pantůček from his position as CEO and chairman of the board of the state-owned company Mero, which manages the Czech section of the Druzhba oil pipeline.