The Czechs entered the year 2015 with unexpectedly high optimism that they will be much better this year, and in a regular poll by the Media agency, they surprised experts with the belief that the days of the crisis are in the past.
"Compared to 2011 and 2012, when the opinions of those surveyed were affected by the consequences of the economic crisis, and in politics by distrust in the government of (then) Prime Minister Peter Nečas, in general, the fear of rising prices, falling standards, job loss and political turbulence has significantly decreased". sociologist Danijel Prokop from the Medijan agency said for today's Young Front Dnes.
Great optimism, for the first time after several years in similar polls, that the year they are about to enter will be good, so much so that the number of people who fear that their health will deteriorate has significantly decreased.
Although some analysts "cool down" Czech optimism with warnings about world events, sanctions and the crisis in the West's relations with Russia, economists point out that the results of the survey are an indication of the reality that the economic crisis has passed.
"This was shown in 2014, and the outlined trend is now continuing. The year 2014 was better not only for exports, but also households began to spend more, companies invested more, and one cannot help but notice that it started to the government also shares, which is a signal that we are better off," explained economist Jan Bureš.
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