State of legislative emergency declared for fast-track budget amendment

The Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Markéta Pekarová Adamová has declared a state of legislative emergency opening the way for the Chamber of Deputies to approve a proposed change to the 2024 draft budget in a fast track procedure on Tuesday. MPs will vote on a draft proposal to increase the 2024 state budget deficit by an additional CZK 30 billion, from CZK 252 billion to CZK 282 billion. The money is intended for repairing the damage caused by the floods that hit the Moravian-Silesian and Olomouc regions in mid-September.