The Czech central bank raised interest rates for the second time this year in a rare split vote, calling the move monetary fine-tuning.

Czech policymakers may deliver a second interest rate increase this year to tame persistent domestic price risks should inflationary pressure grow, according to the central bank’s governor.

The Czech Republic is preparing to loosen its budget rules to boost spending, a move that critics say risks endangering the long-term stability of state finances in one of Europe’s most fiscally conservative states.