Course syllabus of the course (main topics for individual week):
1. History of public finances in the Czech economy - economic trends enforced in area of public finances in the Czech territory since the formation of the republic, tax reform 1927, system of public budgets.
2. Tax incidence - types of tax incidence, tax burden transfer, tax burden measurement, tax impacts on taxpayers.
3. Taxation costs - tax costs, administrative costs, deadfall, influence of taxes on work efforts and choice between products.
4. Influence of social benefits on work efforts - models of social benefits provision, influence of social benefits on work efforts.
5. Current and capital budget - concept of current and capital public budget, drafting of current and capital budget.
6. Types of public property - property of the Czech Republic, property of regions, property of municipalities, rules on property, The Office for Government Representation in Property Affairs.
7. Principles of public spending assessment - public expenditure development, efficiency of public spending, project selection procedure, project evaluation.
8. Public contracts - contracting authorities, types of tenders, qualification assumptions.
9. Methods of evaluating bids in public procurement.
10. Public Debt - budget deficits and their financing, ways to cover public debt, public debt economics, public debt reporting, budget accountability.
11. Selected issues of public finances - mandatory expenditures, drafting factors for the draft of public budgets, state treasury.
12. Rules related to the use of EU funds in the Czech Republic - level of EU funds utilization, implementation of operational programs.
13. Administration of taxes and fees in the Czech Republic - procedure and role of individual administrative authorities - financial administration, customs administration and other institutions.
14. Current issues of public finance - legislative changes, current developments in public budgets.
1. History of public finances in the Czech economy - economic trends enforced in area of public finances in the Czech territory since the formation of the republic, tax reform 1927, system of public budgets.
2. Tax incidence - types of tax incidence, tax burden transfer, tax burden measurement, tax impacts on taxpayers.
3. Taxation costs - tax costs, administrative costs, deadfall, influence of taxes on work efforts and choice between products.
4. Influence of social benefits on work efforts - models of social benefits provision, influence of social benefits on work efforts.
5. Current and capital budget - concept of current and capital public budget, drafting of current and capital budget.
6. Types of public property - property of the Czech Republic, property of regions, property of municipalities, rules on property, The Office for Government Representation in Property Affairs.
7. Principles of public spending assessment - public expenditure development, efficiency of public spending, project selection procedure, project evaluation.
8. Public contracts - contracting authorities, types of tenders, qualification assumptions.
9. Methods of evaluating bids in public procurement.
10. Public Debt - budget deficits and their financing, ways to cover public debt, public debt economics, public debt reporting, budget accountability.
11. Selected issues of public finances - mandatory expenditures, drafting factors for the draft of public budgets, state treasury.
12. Rules related to the use of EU funds in the Czech Republic - level of EU funds utilization, implementation of operational programs.
13. Administration of taxes and fees in the Czech Republic - procedure and role of individual administrative authorities - financial administration, customs administration and other institutions.
14. Current issues of public finance - legislative changes, current developments in public budgets.