Economic Development

Two thirds (66%) of people believe that for the income of their household they can buy or pay less than a year ago, a three tenths (30%) believe that the real income of their households is about the same as a year before, and only 3% of respondents said that their real income during the last year has increased.

Since February 1997 CVVM has been examined what people think about the economic standard of our country compared to nine other European countries.

According to the January survey of CVVM, 62% of people evaluate the current economic situation in the Czech Republic as bad, 30% view it as neither good nor bad and 7% consider it to be good.

According to the December survey of CVVM, 67% of people evaluate the current economic situation in the Czech Republic as bad, 25% view it as neither good nor bad and 7% consider it to be good.

According to the November survey of CVVM, 63% of people evaluate the current economic situation in the Czech Republic as bad, 28% view it as neither good nor bad and 7% consider it to be good.

According to the October survey of CVVM, 61% of people evaluate the current economic situation in the Czech Republic as bad, 29% view it as neither good nor bad and 9% consider it to be good.

According to the September survey of CVVM, 62% of people evaluate the current economic situation in the Czech Republic as bad, 26% view it as neither good nor bad and 10% consider it to be good.

According to June survey of the Public Opinion Research Centre, only 21% of Czechs understands our taxation system. 41% of Czech public sees direct taxation of income as a more correct principle, 26% prefer taxation of consumption, and 33% are undecided on this matter. 70% of citizens approves progressive tax on income, 21% oppose it. Only 19% of public supports proposed change of VAT rates, 65% disagree.

In January this year, citizens of the Czech Republic evaluated how satisfied they are with the situation in selected areas of public life.Citizens of the Czech Republic are the most satisfied with the offer of goods and services (72 % satisfied), culture (62 %) and environment (48 %). Czechs are dissatisfied with the corruption (84 % dissatisfied), economic crime (78 %) and the political...

According to the May survey of CVVM, 58% of people evaluate the current economic situation in the Czech Republic as bad, 30% view it as neither good nor bad and 11% consider it to be good. 43% of Czechs evaluate the living standard of their household as good, 19% consider it to be bad, and 37% characterize it as neither good, nor bad.