Fiala cabinet unveils austerity package to get Czechia in good shape

Published: May 11, 2023, 1 p.m.

The Fiala government has unveiled an austerity package aimed at reducing the country\u2019s deepening state deficit and plans for a radical reform of old-age pensions. To understate the gravity of the situation the package titled \u201cCzechia in Good Shape\u201d was unveiled at a press briefing scheduled for five minutes to twelve \u2013 signalling the lateness of the hour.