The Czech Republic is currently in an unusual budgetary situation, in which the government submitted a draft state budget for 2026 to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic at the end of September, but this has lost its relevance following the dissolution of the Chamber in connection with the elections….
Pursuant to the Section 21(2)(c) of Act No. 23/2017 Coll., on the Rules of Budgetary Responsibility, as amended, the Czech Fiscal Council (CFC) monitors general government finances. As part of this activity, it also seeks to identify risks that may negatively affect the stability of public budgets in the short, medium and long term. Since…
Pursuant to the Section 21(2)(c) of Act No. 23/2017 Coll., on the Rules of Budgetary Responsibility, as amended, the Czech Fiscal Council (CFC) monitors general government finances. As part of this activity, it also seeks to identify risks that may negatively affect the stability of public budgets in the short, medium and long term. Since…
The National Fiscal Council has issued new opinion on one-off and temporary measures according to the 4th updated edition of the Methodology for Derivation of the Expenditure Frameworks of the State Budget and State Funds and opinion on the determination of the expenditure frameworks of the state budget and state funds for the years 2026…
Pursuant to the Section 21(2)(c) of Act No. 23/2017 Coll., on the Rules of Budgetary Responsibility, as amended, the Czech Fiscal Council (CFC) monitors general government finances. As part of this activity, it also seeks to identify risks that may negatively affect the stability of public budgets in the short, medium and long term. Since…
One of the main tasks of the Czech Fiscal Council (CFC) under Act No. 23/2017 Coll., on the Rules of Budgetary Responsibility, as amended (the “Act”), is to regularly prepare the Report on the Long-Term Sustainability of Public Finances (the “Long-Term Sustainability Report”) and, in accord-ance with Section 21 of the Act, to submit it…
Pursuant to the Section 21(2)(c) of Act No. 23/2017 Coll., on the Rules of Budgetary Responsibility, as amended, the Czech Fiscal Council (CFC) monitors general government finances. As part of this activity, it also seeks to identify risks that may negatively affect the stability of public budgets in the short, medium and long term. Since…
In 2023, public finances were affected by gradual decline in inflation. In the same year, a so-called consolidation package was introduced to help put public finances back on a long-term sustainable trajectory. Given the current low inflation rate and the consolidation efforts, it appears that public finances will return to balance almost immediately and will…
On the 25th of September 2024, the government adopted the draft state budget for 2025, which envisages a deficit of CZK 241 billion The Czech Fiscal Council (CFC) comments on this.
Pursuant to the Section 21(2)(c) of Act No. 23/2017 Coll., on the Rules of Budgetary Responsibility, as amended, the Czech Fiscal Council (CFC) monitors general government finances. As part of this activity, it also seeks to identify risks that may negatively affect the stability of public budgets in the short, medium and long term. Since…
Pursuant to the Section 21(2)(c) of Act No. 23/2017 Coll., on the Rules of Budgetary Responsibility, as amended, the Czech Fiscal Council (CFC) monitors general government finances. As part of this activity, it also seeks to identify risks that may negatively affect the stability of public budgets in the short, medium and long term. Since…
Opinion CFC No. 3/2024 on one-off and temporary measures according to the 4th updated edition of the Methodology for Derivation of the Expenditure Frameworks of the State Budget and State Funds. Read more. Opinion of the CFC No. 2/2024 on the determination of the expenditure frameworks of the state budget and state funds for the…
