Economic policy

This section reports on economic policy initiatives of the Czech government, the EU, and other entities that have a direct impact on the competitiveness of the country. It also includes information on economic priorities of the AmCham and other leading associations.

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14th October 2013 / Economic policy / Employment and Social Affairs

Economic Policy: Business Immigration - Comments from employers

Deloitte, PwC, Škoda Auto, IBM, AT&T, CzechInvest, Confederation of Industry and other organizations and companies meets regularly under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry and Trade in the Working Group for Business Imigration (PSEM), further discussions take place under the auspices of th...

14th October 2013 / Economic policy / Tax & Finance

Economic Policy: Legal measurement passed by the Senate

At its last plenary session, the Senate passed the legal measurement that was proposed by the Government. The legal measurement regulates the tax on real estate acquisition. The Government proposed the bill in relation to the New Civil Code that should come into force in January, 2014. The governmen...

21st September 2013 / Economic policy / Tax & Finance

Economic Policy: VAT gap in the EU reached 1.5% of GDP

As a part of a wider initiative to reform VAT system in the European Union, the European Commission published a report that provides estimates of the VAT Gaps for 26 of the 28 current countries of the European Union for the period between 2000 and 2011. According to the study, approximately €193 bil...