Caretaker government resubmits draft budget to Chamber of Deputies

On Wednesday, the caretaker government resubmitted to the Chamber of Deputies the draft state budget for 2026. It is identical to the original proposal from the end of September, with a deficit of 286 billion crowns. Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS) told journalists after the cabinet meeting. The government had already submitted the budget once, but after the October elections, the newly elected deputies could not consider it. The government also approved the budget of the Transport Infrastructure Fund, with expenditures of 187 billion crowns.