Chamber returns budget to outgoing government

The Chamber of Deputies returned next year’s draft budget to the government for revision. According to ANO, the proposal lacks roughly 96 billion CZK needed for transport construction, co-financing of agricultural projects, and part of the mandatory expenditures of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.

The outgoing government now has 20 days to make adjustments. It is expected to focus on budget revenues in connection with a more favorable economic growth forecast, and, in cooperation with the National Budget Council, to review certain social expenditures.