Plaga Rejected Babiš's Proposal to Abolish Cermat

07.09.2026 11:01 HotInfo

Education Minister Robert Plaga rejected Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's proposal to abolish Cermat. According to Plaga, such a step would make no sense because Cermat prepares tests for uniform entrance examinations and school-leaving exams. Babiš, on the other hand, stated that he would support abolishing the state organization because he considers it expensive and unnecessary. denik.cz ↗ seznamzpravy.cz ↗

The debate is taking place at a time when the ruling coalition is continuing negotiations on the state budget proposal for next year. They are looking for further ways to reduce the deficit, which is set at 389 billion crowns in the proposal. Representatives of Motoristé sobě and SPD are making it clear that they consider such a high deficit to be too large. idnes.cz ↗ forum24.cz ↗

Plaga's disagreement with Babiš's proposal demonstrates a difference between pressure for savings and efforts to preserve the functioning of institutions that ensure key parts of the education system. Cermat has been long responsible for preparing state tests and any interference with its functioning would directly affect the admission process for secondary schools and school-leaving exams. No decision has yet been made on how to proceed in the debate. irozhlas.cz ↗