On Monday, it became clear that a mistake was made last year in the Gambling Tax Act. This mistake could take funding away from culture and sport.
Michal said that the money which might be lost due to the mistake needs to be found elsewhere. He said: "Culture and sport should not be without funding. If necessary, we will look for other options and do better."
According to Michal, it was a small mistake. Now a solution needs to be found quickly to correct the mistake. He said: "I hope the mistake will be corrected in January or February. It depends on the work of the parliament."
Michal also said that the parliament must decide how to correct the mistake. Whether to use a new bill or an existing one. He said: "It will take about a month, maybe sooner."
Michal noted that the opposition's criticism is not justified, as the bill was thoroughly discussed in the parliament. Nobody noticed the mistake. He said: "Officials apologized. We have to accept that. People make mistakes."
Michal also said that the problem was discovered right at the beginning of the year. Market participants informed about it. He said: "I would think that we make laws without mistakes, but apparently we can't."