On Wednesday, the Senate tightened the conditions under which the government could raise state spending above the approved budget framework. Because of this, the upper chamber amended the disputed bill on public budgets and returned it to the Chamber of Deputies for renewed deliberation. forum24.cz ↗
The bill would allow the government to increase spending by up to ten percent of the state budget without parliamentary approval. It also envisages the possibility of increasing spending on defense and strategic investments. Finance Minister Alena Schillerová disagrees with the Senate's amendments and rejects the notion that the bill would represent a budgetary risk. She told senators that the Czech Republic should remain one of the most fiscally responsible countries in the European Union. irozhlas.cz ↗
The debate also addressed the state of public finances. In the Senate, Schillerová criticized the previous leadership of the Ministry of Finance and stated that, in her view, the current government had inherited a difficult situation. One senator, by contrast, expressed concern about the possible impacts of loosening the rules, including the risk of high inflation. idnes.cz ↗
On the same day, a ceremonial inauguration of the new organ took place in Prague, at St. Vitus Cathedral. The event was attended by prominent guests from the Czech Republic and Slovakia, including figures from cultural, social, church, artistic, and business life. The further course of the budget bill will now depend on its renewed deliberation in the Chamber of Deputies. seznamzpravy.cz ↗
Senate amended budget rules, Schillerová defends the changes
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Nový organ slávnostne rozozvučal Katedrálu sv. Víta v Prahe
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| 13:01 17.06.
Nový organ slávnostne rozozvučal Katedrálu sv. Víta v Prahe
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| 10:29 17.06.
Novela o rozpočtové odpovědnosti není podle Schillerové rozpočtovým harakiri
seznamzpravy.cz
| 21:55 17.06.
Nový organ slávnostne rozozvučal Katedrálu sv. Víta v Prahe
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