According to Schiller, Zeman understands that such a deficit requires a coronavirus period. “Yes, he basically told me that he understood that the times demanded it. In addition, you see that we are in the second wave of the coronavirus crisis,” Schiller said when asked if the president supported the draft budget. “He said that the government will come to support the first division of the state budget into Parliament,” she added.
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According to Schiller, Zeman was pleased that the investments of almost 187 billion crowns are higher than in this year’s budget. According to her, he supported the freezing of salaries of civil servants, with the exception of teachers and social workers. He understood that the proposal did not include the abolition of the super-gross wage, the minister said.
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The total budget revenues should amount to 1.487 trillion crowns, including money from the EU, and expenditures to 1.807 trillion crowns. The new proposal does not provide for the abolition of the super-gross wage.
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The minister also said after the meeting that the government will discuss coronavirus support programs for culture and sports, rent allowances, the Antivirus program and tax deferrals on Wednesday.
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It also convened business organizations to negotiate the postponement of the third and fourth waves of EET due to covid-19. Video conferencing will take place by the end of the week.
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Representatives of the government and the castle discussed the budget in September in the president’s advisory team. Compared to the proposal presented at the time, the planned budget deficit has increased.
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