Okamura proposes cutting Ukraine refugee spending to reduce budget deficit
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- Tomio Okamura proposed eliminating all Czech spending on aid for Ukrainian refugees.
- He said the cuts should help reduce the proposed budget deficit of 389 billion koruna.
- Okamura presented the proposal during talks with Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and the ANO movement.
Tomio Okamura arrived at the government offices with a radical proposal for next year’s budget: cut all spending that the Czech Republic currently provides to help refugees from Ukraine.
The chairman of the SPD movement and the Chamber of Deputies met Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and his ANO movement to discuss the budget proposal. Okamura wants the coalition to reduce the planned deficit, currently set at 389 billion koruna, by removing the refugee-related spending in full.
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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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