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Czech Republic will spend 2 billion euros on looking after Ukraine refugees in 2022 - minister

The Czech Republic's costs for handling the influx of refugees from Ukraine this year are estimated at 2 billion euros ($2.17 billion), Finance Minister Zbynek Stanjura said on Friday.

The country has issued 272,000 special visas to Ukrainian refugees as of April 7, the interior ministry said.

($1 = 0.9203 euros)

(Reporting by Robert Muller; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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