If they uncover hidden liabilities, the government will cut the price accordingly (by up to 2 billion koruna).

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There is a problem, however, if somebody else buys the funeral home and fails to account for all those hidden liabilities.

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One who is sceptical is Gustavo Franco, a former central-bank president, who points out that many states and cities still have big hidden liabilities, for example, in their pension schemes.

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