Friday, June 15, 2007

Czech Central Banker Niedermayer Skeptical About Major Spending Overhaul

(Bloomberg) -- Czech central bank Deputy Governor
Ludek Niedermayer said he is skeptical the government will
manage to revamp fiscal policy enough to keep public spending
under control.

``The situation in parliament is very difficult'' so the
government's ``mandate and ability to push through some really
substantial changes to fiscal policy is questionable,''
Niedermayer said in a phone interview yesterday in Prague. The
recent trend of budget spending outpacing budget revenue is
``very dangerous.''


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