Chamber continues debate over budget

Members of Parliament have been arguing for roughly seven hours about the draft state budget for next year. It was submitted by the outgoing government of Petr Fiala (ODS), and the incoming coalition of ANO, Motorists, and SPD wants to return it for revision. According to the new coalition, it lacks about 96 billion crowns needed for essential expenditures. Opposition speakers are also calling on the coalition to present its own budget. The debate has also touched on disputes over who is responsible for problems with the digitalization of the construction permitting process.