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Outcry over 2027 draft budget, posting second-highest deficit in history
The draft budget for 2027 is expected to run a deficit of 389 billion crowns – the second-highest deficit in the history of the Czech Republic. The proposal has sparked a wave of criticism. The opposition says it puts the country on the road to bankruptcy, while the government’s Motorists’ party has also voiced serious reservations.
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