Audit Office: Budgetary targets unrealistic

The Supreme Audit Office (NKU) warned the Government about problems with meeting the state-budget targets and the need to prevent the general government deficit and gross debt from increasing, according to NKU's report on the state of public finance in the first half of 2019. The office positively evaluated the labour market, modernisation of university colleges and hospitals, support for young families and care for vulnerable children. In contrast, it views continuing indebtedness of hospitals and insufficient funding for state's policy holders negatively and criticised the justice and transport ministries.