CHALLENGES
IN SIMSTAT PROJECT
Karel Král, Jan Bílý
CZECH STATISTICAL OFFICE | Na padesátém 81, 100 82 Prague 10 | czso.cz
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PARTICIPATION OF CSZO IN
SIMSTAT PROJECT
CZSO (Mr. Kubín) participates in the project
exchange of micro-data.
Czech experts (CZSO and Czech National Bank)
are involved in TF for integration of services data to
business statistics
CZECH STATISTICAL OFFICE | Na padesátém 81, 100 82 Prague 10 | czso.cz
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CHALLENGES IN SIMSTAT
PROJECT
Main topics (1)
•National statistical authorities and their obligations
•Obligation of national tax administration to provide
VAT and VIES data
•Obligation of national Customs administration to
provide their data as sources information
•Definition of Party responsible for providing of
information on Intrastat
•Definition of Partner economic operator in MS of
arrival
CZECH STATISTICAL OFFICE | Na padesátém 81, 100 82 Prague 10 | czso.cz
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CHALLENGES IN SIMSTAT
PROJECT
Main topics (2)
•Scope of Intrastat
•Data to be collected, exchanged, transmitted,
disseminated
•Data sources
•Simplification
•Reference period
•Timelines
•Quality reporting and assessment
CZECH STATISTICAL OFFICE | Na padesátém 81, 100 82 Prague 10 | czso.cz
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CHALLENGES IN SIMSTAT
PROJECT
CZSO share concerns of other MSs on smooth
realization of SIMSTAT project.
Main challenges in the Czech Republic:
•Quality of export data of other MSs
•New mandatory items - burden of PSI
•High burden for the CZSO
•Unsolved methodical and other practical questions
CZECH STATISTICAL OFFICE | Na padesátém 81, 100 82 Prague 10 | czso.cz
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CHALLENGES IN SIMSTAT
PROJECT QUALITY OF DATA
Quality of export data from other countriesutilization of detailed data of the importing party:
-Ministry of Industry and Trade regularly monthly
need CN8 goods data in territorial structure (proexport policy and its management).
-Ministry of Industry and Trade according to EU
legislation needs actual data raw material a energy
security (petroleum products).
CZECH STATISTICAL OFFICE | Na padesátém 81, 100 82 Prague 10 | czso.cz
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CHALLENGES IN SIMSTAT
PROJECT QUALITY DATA
-Ministry of Agriculture (Data on CN8 level including
quantity of goods). Data of live animals, meat,
plants, cereals and other agriculture commodities,
„Milk packet“. Sensitive commodities are require
not only by EU, but also by national legislation.
-Micro-data use traders (unit value, value of
quantity and other unit) from query system on web
site of CZSO with aggregate FTS data
CZECH STATISTICAL OFFICE | Na padesátém 81, 100 82 Prague 10 | czso.cz
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CHALLENGES IN SIMSTAT
PROJECT QUALITY DATA
-Czech National Bank and National Accounts –
calculations from micro-data of external direct
trading cost=auxiliary costs
-Czech National Bank and National Accounts –
need good quality and reliable makro-data in time
for preparation GDP and BoP
CZECH STATISTICAL OFFICE | Na padesátém 81, 100 82 Prague 10 | czso.cz
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CHALLENGES IN SIMSTAT
PROJECT NEW MANDATORY ITEMS
Partner tax identification number
-Increasing of costs on the collection system and
data processing of GDC
-Increase of CZSO costs (processing)
-Negative attitude of respondents (costs on
changing outputs from own account system)
-Higher errors in declaration in case of introduction
new system
-How burdensome will it be?
CZECH STATISTICAL OFFICE | Na padesátém 81, 100 82 Prague 10 | czso.cz
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CHALLENGES IN SIMSTAT
PROJECT HIGH BURDEN OF CZSO
High financial and capacity demands of changes for
CZSO
-Parallel systems (present and new)
-Changes due to SIMSTAT would cause possible
additional collection survey (petroleum products,
agriculture commodities)
-Good quality of micro-data significantly depend on
limited capacities of possibilities on controls at
GDC. CZSO and other organizations
CZECH STATISTICAL OFFICE | Na padesátém 81, 100 82 Prague 10 | czso.cz
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CHALLENGES IN SIMSTAT
PROJECT UNSOLVED QUESTIONS
-Time schedule of data exchange
-Protection of individual data of all countries
(position PSI, all NSI)
-Country of origin on export side (for future would
not possibility to have time series FTS CZSO)
-Evaluation of data quality
-Participation of all MSs in project
CZECH STATISTICAL OFFICE | Na padesátém 81, 100 82 Prague 10 | czso.cz
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CHALLENGES IN SIMSTAT
PROJECT ALTERNATIVE
Decreasing of the coverage rate for arrivals
Relatively quick realization
Keep present system (good cooperation with
Customs)
Number of PSI‘s will get rid of duty to provide
Intrastat data
Save of costs
Before changes is need to communicate with most
important micro-data users
CZECH STATISTICAL OFFICE | Na padesátém 81, 100 82 Prague 10 | czso.cz
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CHALLENGES IN SIMSTAT
PROJECT ALTERNATIVE
Thresholds – actual situation
Threshold (both arrival and dispatches) 8 million
CZK (320 thousand EUR), cca 15 000 enterprises
in register Intrastat
Threshold in arrivals actual coverage 96,7%
-quality data, need to have space for unexpected
development of economy
95% - lost cca 2 500 enterprises
93% - lost cca 4 000 enterprises (from actual
situation)
CZECH STATISTICAL OFFICE | Na padesátém 81, 100 82 Prague 10 | czso.cz
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CHALLENGES IN SIMSTAT
PROJECT ALTERNATIVE
Threshold in dispatches actual coverage 98,2%
97% - lost cca 2 000 enterprises
Changes in current system in the CR after testing
and ensuring of data quality by means of SIMSTAT
CZECH STATISTICAL OFFICE | Na padesátém 81, 100 82 Prague 10 | czso.cz
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Thank you for your
attention
CZECH STATISTICAL OFFICE | Na padesátém 81, 100 82 Prague 10 | czso.cz
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