Lawmakers should continue the debate on the state budget for next year

On Thursday, lawmakers will continue the initial debate on the proposed state budget for next year, which was not completed on Wednesday. The government has proposed a budget with a deficit of 386 billion crowns, which has faced criticism from the opposition and some coalition members. They promise to reduce the deficit by tens of billions in the coming years. The agenda also includes regular interpellations of government members. Lawmakers will discuss written questions in the morning and oral interpellations in the afternoon. They are expected to return to the budget proposal around 11:00, continuing discussions after the oral interpellations around 18:00. The initial round involves approving the budget's basic parameters, which cannot be changed later, only internal reallocations are allowed. The proposed deficit is 76 billion crowns higher than this year's approved figure, with the opposition seeking to return the budget to the government for revision to reduce the deficit to 290…