According to experts, tens of thousands of immigrants are not a problem for the Czech economy
In addition, as reported by Radio Prague, the results of the study suggest that accepting labor resources from abroad will allow the state to save up to 90 billion crowns a year on costs related to the aging of the population, as immigrants lower the average age of the working population. Cyrrus analysts, however, emphasize that their conclusions only concern the economic consequences of migration and do not touch on the political aspect and security issues.
“First, society should be convinced that it is beneficial to give work to refugees while also providing migrants with housing. Support for immigrants can take the form of tax relief, state subsidies for job creation. Currently, a major obstacle is depriving a migrant of the right to work while the question of granting him asylum is being considered,” believes František Kronus, an analyst at Cyrrus. He also stated that, according to the study, in the short term, thanks to the influx of migrants, the Czech GDP could increase by about 20 billion crowns.
However, according to experts, the results of migration policy will manifest in the economy rather in the long term. This should be based on a situation of regulated migration, not a mass influx of refugees over a short period, which is, on the contrary, a burden for the economy. The specialist also recalls that from available experience it can be concluded: immigrants do not take jobs away from the local population. And if they do, it is on a negligible scale, which ultimately leads to an increase in the qualifications of local workers.
Recall that, according to a survey by the Center for Public Opinion Research conducted in March of this year, 61% of Czech citizens believe that the country should not accept refugees from 'hot spots' at all, 30% are convinced that these people can stay in the Czech Republic only until they can safely return, and only 3% are willing to allow migrants to live in the Czech Republic permanently.