Vyšehrad Proclamation

Vyšehrad Proclamation was introduced by the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) on 17 August 2017. It consisted of 17 conditions for the party to be a part of government coalition after 2017 legislative election.[1]

Party's leader Petr Fiala stated that the Declaration doesn't mean that ODS will be in opposition after the election but that it has its condition to participate in the government.[2] Fiala also stated that Proclamation gives a space for negotiations.[3]

Conditions

All 12 conditions in the Proclamation.[4]

• 1) Increasing of net wages and lowering taxes.
• 2) Significant reduction of social security contributions for employers
• 3) Raising the limit of flat rate payments for traders at least twice.
• 4) The government's commitment not to raise taxes for businesses throughout the election period.
• 5) Introduction of a simple and uniform tax return, social and health insurance.
• 6) Cancellation of the electronic revenue records and the introduction of a flat-rate tax for non-payers of VAT - the principle of "pay and start without further checks" for the smallest entrepreneurs.
• 7) Audit of bureaucratic burdens and the legal system in key areas within six months of the government's inception, and a radical reduction in the number of regulations, laws, and decrees in the first and second year of government.
• 8) Implementation of the "Everything in One Door" system to handle all common issues for citizens from 1 January 2019.
• 9) Significant cuts in national subsidies to private firms and significant cuts in investment incentives.
• 10) Education becomes the financial and political priority of the government.
• 11) The government is preparing a confident position in the EU and a strategy to promote EU reforms based on national interests and national consensus. The government's program will include the refusal of mandatory refugee quotas and the mandatory adoption of the euro.
• 12) The government will not allow to question the Euro-Atlantic orientation of the Czech Republic, will increase its spending on security, assume a gradual increase in defense spending to 2 percent of GDP over six years.

After election

ODS received 11% of votes and became the second strongest party. Alexandra Udženija stated that ODS will not abandon Vyšehrad Proclamation.[5] Petr Fiala stated that ODS will not participate in the government led by ANO 2011. fiala also started negotiations with other opposition parties about possible cooperation.[6]

References

1. "ODS představila Vyšehradskou deklaraci, 12 podmínek pro vstup do vlády". EuroZprávy.cz. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
2. "Do vlády jen s tím, kdo odmítne povinné přijetí eura a EET, řekl Fiala". iDNES.cz. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
3. "ODS v příští vládě? Vyšehradská deklarace dává prostor pro jednání, říká Fiala". ODS v příští vládě? Vyšehradská deklarace dává prostor pro jednání, říká Fiala EuroZprávy.cz. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
4. "ODS si stanovila 12 nepřekročitelných podmínek pro vstup do vlády". Aktuálně.cz - Víte, co se právě děje (in Czech). 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
5. "Volby živě: ANO zvítězilo, uspěli Piráti a ODS, ve Sněmovně devět stran". denikreferendum.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 23 October 2017.
6. "Fiala chce sjednotit opozici, pozval si už Farského i Kalouska". Echo24.cz (in Czech). 23 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.