Economic Development

The current economic level of the Czech Republic is seen rather negative (64 %) than positive (34 %). In comparison to other nine countries included in the survey, the Czech Republic took the sixth place behind Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Slovakia and Poland. Compared to the previous survey from January 2009 the evaluation of the economic level of the Czech Republic as well as of most of other countries included in the survey has got significantky worse.

Within continuous project Czech Society, which implements the Center for Public Opinion Research, were in January this year presented to the respondents questions about the economic situation in the Czech Republic.

According to December survey 75 % of Czechs think that economic situation of the Czech Republic became worse in 2009. 38 % of Czechs see as worsened living material conditions of their households. Two thirds of respondents feel that financial crisis afflicted their household and similar share see as affected their job as well. 50 % see the reaction of Czech government to present situation as bad, 33 % expressed opposite view.

In June 2009 CVVM investigated, how Czech citizens evaluate material living conditions of their households and economic situation in the Czech Republic. Compared to previous years the expectations towards the future economic situation are quite sceptical. 61 % of informants thought that the economic situation of the Czech Republic would get worse in the next year and 37 % were afraid about...

In June 2009 CVVM investigated, how Czech citizens evaluate material living conditions of their households and economic situation in the Czech Republic. Compared to previous years the expectations towards the future economic situation are quite sceptical. 61 % of informants thought that the economic situation of the Czech Republic would get worse in the next year and 37 % were afraid about the future economic situation of their households.

According to May survey 62 % of Czechs are concerned with the situation regarding present world financial crisis, 36 % do not care about it. 85 % expect negative impact of crisis to economic development in the Czech Republic, 69 % of Czechs are convinced that the financial crisis will affect their personal situation or the situation of their households.

According to April survey 58 % of Czechs are concerned with the situation regarding present world financial crisis, 40 % do not care about it. 83 % expect negative impact of crisis to economic development in the Czech Republic, 62 % of Czechs are convinced the financial crisis will affect their personal situation or the situation of their households. 57 % see the reaction of Czech government to present situation as bad, 24 % expressed opposite meaning.

In March citizens of Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia were similarly asked whether the world financial crisis influenced or shall influence them with their families, their jobs and whole national economy of their respective countries. Surveys in Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland contained also a question concerning eventual replacement of national currencies with euro.

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According to February 2009 survey 8 % of citizens regard taxation on high-income earners as high, 18 % say it is adequate and 62 % think it is low. Taxation on average-income earners is considered to be high by 38 % of respondents, adequate by 49 % and low by 3 % of citizens. Taxation on low-income earners was supposed to be high by 68 %, adequate by 19 % and low by 3 %. 72 % of respondents think that tax rate should be higher for high-income earners than for low-income earners.

The current economic level of the Czech Republic is seen rather positive (64%) than negative (35%). In comparison to other nine countries included in the survey, the Czech Republic took the third place ahead of all post-socialist countries; the first and second position is occupied by Germany and Austria. Compared to the previous survey in January 2008, the evaluation of the economic level of the Czech Republic has not changed.