{"id":1921,"date":"2020-01-03T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/czechpoints.com\/?p=1921"},"modified":"2020-01-03T18:10:57","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T17:10:57","slug":"budget-deficit-highest-in-5-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/czechpoints.com\/budget-deficit-highest-in-5-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Budget deficit highest in 5 years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The fiscal year 2019 ended with a 28.5 billion crown deficit, Finance Minister Alena Schillerov\u00e1 told reporters at a press briefing in Prague on Friday. The 2019 state budget was projected with a 40 billion crown deficit. Although it was narrowed by 11.5 billion, the deficit is still the highest since 2015.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Opposition parties have criticized the result, arguing that there is no justification for a deficit budget at a time of solid economic growth. They moreover criticize the fact that large sums are spent on the social sphere rather than on investments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2018 budget ended on a surplus of 2.9 billion, despite the projected 50 billion crown deficit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Credit: radio.cz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fiscal year 2019 ended with a 28.5 billion crown deficit, Finance Minister Alena Schillerov\u00e1 told reporters at a press briefing in Prague on Friday. The 2019 state budget was projected with a 40 billion crown deficit. 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