Analysis: Non-systemic measures contributed to lower budget deficit

According to the Supreme Audit Office (NKÚ), some non-systemic measures also contributed to the better-than-planned result of last year’s state budget performance. For example, the government increased the budget reserve by 30 billion crowns due to damages from last September’s floods, but only released 15.6 billion crowns for their removal. The NKÚ stated this on Wednesday in its opinion on the state final account for 2024. The Ministry of Finance disagrees with the NKÚ’s conclusions, saying that the report contains many inaccuracies, including regarding the use of funds for flood recovery.