Kalousek admits to being drunk during interviews

The minister of finance, Miroslav Kalousek, has admitted to being drunk in interviews to broadcast media outlets on Thursday, the news site iDnes.cz reported. Mr. Kalousek slurred his words and struggled to speak coherently in interviews for Czech Radio and TV Nova on the subject of tax reliefs for flooded businesses. Speaking on Friday, the minister said he had had two shots of spirits and, as he was tired, they had affected him more than he had expected. He apologised and said he would not offer excuses similar to those produced by other politicians in the past.