Refugees from Ukraine last year paid about eight billion Czech crowns to the state budget of the Czech Republic. It is reported by BrnoDaily with reference to the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Marian Yurechko..

“Last year, people paid more than four billion CZK into the health insurance system. In general, if you count all the payments, it was about eight billion CZK. The aid that was paid from the state budget is gradually returning,” he said..

In total, today almost 100 thousand refugees have jobs in the Czech Republic.. Last year, this figure was higher - officially, more than 171,000 Ukrainians who left their country because of the war worked in the country.. Now some Ukrainian refugees have left the Czech Republic or are looking for other work. According to preliminary information, about 70% of Ukrainians who worked in the country after Russia's invasion of Ukraine are women..

In the Czech Republic, refugees from the war with visa protection can freely find employment and do not need a special work permit, but their employers must notify the labor office of employment.

Since February 24, 2022, the Czech Ministry of the Interior has issued 481,900 protective visas. Most of the arrivals are women with children.

Yurechka noted that the Czech Republic used funds not only from its own budget, but also from European funds to help refugees. They are spent, in particular, on language courses and adaptation courses..

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In Poland, Ukrainian refugees have paid more than two billion euros in taxes since the beginning of the Russian war in Ukraine. This is three times more than the country spent on helping Ukrainians..