Budget supervisory body to be established by end of September

In related news, Prime Minister Petr Nečas told Czech TV on Sunday that a new budget supervisory body would be established by the end of September. The National Budget Council should have seven to eight members, and will assess the impact of individual bills on the state budget. Mr Nečas said the new body would be non-political, and could also include a representative of the opposition Social Democrats, an idea rejected by Social Democrat leader Bohuslav Sobotka. Prime Minister Nečas also said he would revive the government’s consulting economic board, known as NERV, which was first set up last year by former PM Mirek Topolánek.