Babiš under fire for proposing last-minute EET exemptions

Finance Minister Andrej Babiš has come under fire for proposing last minute changes to the law on electronic cash registers just a week before it is due to go into effect. Mr. Babis, who had been holding out against proposed exemptions for months, on Wednesday unexpectedly announced he wanted e-shops and small entrepreneurs exempted from the duty to introduce electronic cash registers. The proposal reportedly elicited an angry reaction from Prime Minister Sobotka at Wednesday’s session of the government and has come under fire from the opposition who have fought against the law from the outset. The law, aimed at countering tax evasion, is one of the government’s flagship projects.