Skromach, CSSD deputy chairman, said the proposal for the one-off extraordinary pension and family allowance has been approved by the CSSD deputies' group today and will be submitted to the government. According to the CSSD, pensioners have received no compensation for the first half of this year for which the government's reform has been in force.
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(Ceske Noviny)
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