The minimum decent wage for full-time work in the Czech Republic last year, to cover the needs of an adult with a child, leisure time and small savings, was CZK 45,573 (€ 1,812) pre-tax, as calculated by a team of experts who carried out the research. However, 67% of employees were paid below this sum in 2023, they added. The expert platform took into account the cost of food, housing, clothing, transport, health, education, mobile phones, the Internet and a small financial reserve, as well as price increases.
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