Slovak Finance Minister Attacks Budget Watchdog for Following Legal Requirements

Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenický has criticized Slovakia's Council for Budget Responsibility for strictly adhering to legal requirements that the government itself has failed to meet. The independent fiscal watchdog, established to ensure budget discipline and long-term fiscal planning, has drawn government ire for performing its mandated oversight role. The Council for Budget Responsibility was created to address democratic deficits by forcing elected officials to consider long-term fiscal consequences of their decisions, a responsibility that politicians often avoid or neglect according to fiscal policy analysts.