Parliament begins first reading of next year's state budget
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Lawmakers have opened the first reading of the draft state budget. It arrives as residents in Püssi report soaring heating bills, with one neighbor reportedly resorting to burning trash as winter approaches and gas heating popularity steadily decreases.
An investigation has found a domestic motorcycle club is secretly assisting the Russian rocket industry. Separately, the 'Slava Ukraini' trial heard evidence of document discrepancies regarding pillows and flashlights, while the National Opera's personnel chief has been dismissed following a scandal she claims is a sham.
Prosecutors have charged an accountant with embezzling nearly 155,000 euros; the suspect claims the affected companies were merely avoiding taxes. Elsewhere, a report warns that one of the country's largest art collections may have been lost or damaged while in the care of the Art Fund.