US EditionCzech Election Winner Says Deficit May Widen to Fund Priorities
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Czech election winner flags potential higher 2026 budget deficit
PRAGUE - The Czech budget deficit may be wider than the outgoing government has planned, Andrej Babis, whose populist ANO party won the parliamentary election at the weekend, said on Tuesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Czech Election Winner Says Deficit May Widen to Fund Priorities
The Czech Republic’s next government may need to increase the budget deficit as the outgoing administration planned insufficient funding for a range of spending priorities, according to the winner of last weekend’s parliamentary election.
Andrej Babiš, who won the Czech election, has already been Prime Minister. Politically, he is close to the Hungarian Viktor Orbán. But he has not heard Moscow so far.
The future Czech prime minister has no reason to adhere to a pro-Russian agenda.
Czech Election Winner Babis Warns Of Higher 2026 Budget Deficit
The outgoing centre-right government submitted a 2026 central state budget plan targeting a deficit of 286 billion crowns, up from 241 billion seen in the 2025 budget. The post Czech Election Winner Babis Warns Of Higher 2026 Budget Deficit appeared first on StratNews Global.
Czech Election Winner Signals Bigger Deficit to Fund Plans (1)
The Czech Republic’s next government may need to increase the budget deficit as the outgoing administration planned insufficient funding for a range of spending priorities, according to the winner of last weekend’s parliamentary election.
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