Emerging government coalition to focus on state budget

The coalition council of the emerging government of ANO, the Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD), and the Motorists’ parties meets this morning to discuss mainly the state budget, said ANO deputy chairman Karel Havlíček. He warned that each day the outgoing cabinet delays resubmitting the draft budget increases the risk that the country will start next year under a provisional one. Havlíček again criticized the outgoing government’s proposal as “in disarray.” ANO leader Andrej Babiš claims it lacks over 100 billion crowns. Outgoing Prime Minister Petr Fiala (Civic Democrats) rejects the accusations, saying Babiš is trying to divert attention from his own conflict of interest.