Economic Development

A third (33%) of people believe that for the income of their household they can buy or pay less than a year ago, 53% believe that the real income of their households is about the same as a year before, and 11% 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 December survey of CVVM, 37% of people evaluate the current economic situation in the Czech Republic as good, 34% view it as neither good nor bad, and 27% consider it to be bad. 51% of Czechs evaluate the living standard of their household as good, 14% consider it to be bad, and 35% characterize it as neither good, nor bad.

According to November 2016 survey of the Public Opinion Research Centre 13% of citizens regard taxation on high-income earners as high, 27% say it is adequate and 50% think it is low.

In June 2016 Public Opinion Research centre investigated, how Czech citizens evaluate material living conditions of their households and economic situation in the Czech Republic. During June or July of 2016 comparable surveys on this theme were carried out also in Poland, Hungary and Slovakia.

According to the June survey of CVVM, 32% of people evaluate the current economic situation in the Czech Republic as good, 41% view it as neither good nor bad, and 24% consider it to be bad.

According to the May survey of CVVM, 33% of people evaluate the current economic situation in the Czech Republic as good, 38% view it as neither good nor bad, and 27% consider it to be bad.

According to the April survey of CVVM, 31% of people evaluate the current economic situation in the Czech Republic as good, 40% view it as neither good nor bad, and 27% consider it to be bad.

According to the March survey of CVVM, 30% of people evaluate the current economic situation in the Czech Republic as good, 40% view it as neither good nor bad, and 28% consider it to be bad.

In January 2016 Public Opinion Research centre investigated, how Czech citizens evaluate material living conditions of their households and economic situation in the Czech Republic. During January or February of 2016 comparable surveys on this theme were carried out also in Poland, Hungary and Slovakia.