Czech opposition may support 2007 budget -Web site

PRAGUE, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The Czech leftist opposition Social Democrats may support the right-wing minority government's 2007 budget with planned 119 billion crown ($5.36 billion) gap, news Web site www.novinky.cz said on Monday.

It reported that Social Democrat chief Jiri Paroubek said he would demand the government does not sell a 16 percent stake in power firm CEZ <CEZPsp.PR>. At the same time, the govermnment should sell a stake in the Prague Airport, he said.

The government is debating the 2007 budget draft and the sale of the CEZ stake on Monday. Finance Minister Vlastimil Tlusty has said the government would cut the deficit by 31 billion crowns in case the sale of the CEZ shares goes through. ((Reporting by Jan Lopatka, editing by Alan Crosby; prague.newsroom@reuters.com; Reuters Messaging: jan.lopatka.reuters.com@reuters.net; +420-224 190 474))

($1=22.22 Czech Crown)

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Keywords: ECONOMY CZECH BUDGET OPPOSITION