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The Czech economy is thriving but boosting skills and productivity and transitioning to a low-carbon productive model is vital to sustainable and inclusive growth | ||||
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2018-07-16 | ||||
发布年 | 2018 | |||
语种 | 英语 | |||
国家 | 国际 | |||
领域 | 地球科学 | |||
正文(英文) | 16/07/2018 - The Czech economy is thriving, with robust employment, expanding exports and falling government debt. Efforts should now focus on boosting workforce skills and innovation to improve labour supply and productivity, further reduce poverty and inequality, and green the economy, according to two new OECD reports.
Greater flexibility in work hours and more affordable childcare could help ease the labour squeeze by increasing the share of women in work, particularly those with young children.. The pressures of an ageing society could be reduced by linking the retirement age to life expectancy and broadening the financing of health and old-age care. The Czech Republic is among the fastest ageing countries in Europe with the ratio of retirees to workers set to rise from 28% in 2016 to a peak of 56% in 2058. Ageing-related spending makes up 43% of the government budget and could rise to 75% without action. The Survey recommends better hospital management, primary care coordination and pay incentives to improve the financial sustainability of the health system.
A new Environmental Performance Review of the Czech Republic, also presented by Secretary-General Gurría during his visit to Prague, shows the country’s progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and replacing some of the coal that dominates the electricity mix with nuclear and renewables. It says, however, that a greater political commitment to a low-carbon economy will be needed to meet long-term climate goals, including the Paris Agreement objectives.
The Czech economy is one of the most carbon intensive in the OECD due to its large heavy industry sector and its reliance on coal. The share of renewables used for electricity is the fourth lowest in the OECD. Air quality is another challenge, with premature deaths from ambient air pollution around twice the OECD average at 633 per million inhabitants.
The Review recommends the Czech Republic align its energy policy with its climate policy and the Paris Agreement on climate change. The level and application of energy taxes should also be adjusted to impose a meaningful price on carbon. Action should also be taken to divert waste from landfills and increase urban density for sustainable development.
Download the Environmental Performance Review
Download a summary of the Environmental Performance Review
An overview of the Economic Survey, with the main conclusions, is freely accessible on the OECD’s web site at: www.oecd.org/economy/surveys/economic-survey-czech-republic.htm. You are invited to include this Internet link in reports on the Survey.
For further information on either report, contact the OECD Media Office (+33 1 4524 9700).
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来源平台 | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development | |||
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条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/104961 | |||
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