Motorists to meet Babiš and Schillerová over proposed budget savings
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- Representatives of Motorists for Themselves will meet Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and Finance Minister Alena Schillerová to discuss savings in next year's budget.
- The coalition partner considers the proposed 389 billion Czech koruna deficit too high and wants to identify spending cuts.
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš faces the first major dispute within his coalition as Motorists for Themselves moves to challenge the proposed budget deficit for next year.
Motorists chairman and Foreign Minister Petr Macinka and the party's budget committee chairman, Vladimír Pikora, will meet Babiš and Finance Minister Alena Schillerová. They want to discuss where the government can save money.
The coalition partner considers the proposed deficit of 389 billion Czech koruna too high and is seeking cuts in the budget.
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Originally published by iDNES in Czech. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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