Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Prague against the government's plans to change the funding system for public media, Reuters reports. The bill will abolish the monthly household tax of 205 kroner ($9.26) and transfer the broadcasters to direct funding from the state budget. The initiative also calls for a 15% cut in funding to the sector, which critics say will make it vulnerable to political pressure, while authorities explain the reform as a desire to reduce the financial burden on citizens.