(CIANEWS) - State debt increased by CZK 241.9bn to CZK 2,707.7bn (42.3% of GDP) in 1H 2022, the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic said in a report on state debt management. Finance Minister Zbyněk Stanjura (ODS) stated that in 2025 the Czech Republic will pay up to CZK 80bn in debt repayments annually, double what it paid last year.