Information about the Research Study
Ministry of Environment of the Czech
Republic:
„Analysis of the Public Subsidies,
Which Have a Negative Impact on the
Environment and Subsidies, Which do
not Conform with the Principles of
Sustainable Development“
Miroslav Hájek, Ministry of Environment of the Czech Republic
Miroslav_Hajek@env.cz
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The Basic Goals of the Study
 Identifying public
subsidies with a negatite
impact on the environment
 Assessment of the impact of public
subsidies
 Proposal of the assessment metodology
 Proposal of the changes in the subsidies
system
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Phase 1 – introductory part
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Theoretical description and analyses
 Defining the basic terminology
 Specifying the public subsidies
 Description of the present approaches to
providing subsidies
 Summary of the methods for assessment of
public subsidies
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Description of the present
approaches to providing subsidies
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Support by the law
The aim of the subsidy
Period of providing the subsidy
The form of the subsidy
The total amount of the subsidy
Subject of the subsidy
Potencial impact of the subsidy on the
environment
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Phase 2 – overview of subsidies
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List of subsidies (state budget, state funds, tax
system)
 To sort subsidies to sectors or other areas
 Assessment of the existing public subsidies
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Phase 3 – methods of the
assessment
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Selection of the assessment method
 Testing of the methodology on a selected type
of subsidy
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Methodology approach
 Identification of
subsidies and relevant data
collection
 SWOT analysis, cost benefit analysis, risks
analysis
 Identification of impact (environmental,
economic, social, political)
 Definition of criteria
 Assessment of the subsidy
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Phase 4 – assessment of the
selected subsidies
 Analyse
of the results of subsidies
assessment
 Assessment of the selected subsidies in
accordance with established methodology
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Case studies
 State
transport subsidies
 State household subsidies
 State suport of „Green Diesel Program“
 State support in the field of broad
dissemination of natural gas
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Phase 5 – Summary and
conclusions
It will be published on the MoE
webside:
www.env.cz
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