Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:26:54 +0200Coalition leaders agree to slash 2005 budget deficithttps://english.radio.cz/coalition-leaders-agree-slash-2005-budget-deficit-8090846© 2026 Radio Prague International Following weeks of controversy, coalition leaders this week agreed on the framework for the 2005 state budget. The draft proposal envisages a budget deficit of 84 billion crowns, down from an earlier proposal of 94 billion. The ten billion crown reduction should bring the Czech Republic closer to fulfilling the criteria set by the European Commission's Convergence programme. But after the smiles and handshakes for the cameras, government ministers find it hard to agree on where the money should be saved. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/kuhnl_gross.jpg?timestamp=1590302813 Coalition leaders agree to slash 2005 budget deficit https://english.radio.cz/coalition-leaders-agree-slash-2005-budget-deficit-8090846 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9