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Ing. Veronika Volfová

Public Finance

Ing. Veronika Volfová

Public Finance

MVŠO: XAPFI Public Finance (summer 2026)

MVŠO: XAPFI Public Finance (summer 2026)

The objective of the course is to familiarise students with issues of public finance. Students are able to explain the causes of state intervention in the economy and define basic market failures such as public goods and externalities. Students are able to explain principles and models of fiscal federalism and basic parameters related to fiscal imbalance. Students have a good understanding of public budgets, its structure and are able to describe current problems of public budgets. In connection with public budgets, they are provided with lectures concerning the characteristics of the tax system of the Czech Republic and the system of social and health insurance.

Teacher: Ing. Veronika Volfová

Assessment methods:

Course credit: written credit test, active participation in seminars (fulfilment of seminar assignments)
Examination: written examination.

Teacher recommends to study from 9/2/2026 to 15/2/2026.

Week 2 Introduction.

Chapter contains:

2

Study Materials

Teacher recommends to study from 16/2/2026 to 22/2/2026.

Week 3 Definition of the public sector (structure of the national economy, relation between the public and the private sector).

Chapter contains:

1

Homework Vault

2

Study Materials

Teacher recommends to study from 23/2/2026 to 1/3/2026.

Week 4 Public goods and externalities (definition of public goods, public goods financing, externalities and their possible solutions)

Chapter contains:

1

Homework Vault

2

Study Materials

Teacher recommends to study from 2/3/2026 to 8/3/2026.

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Week 5 Fiscal federalism (definition, models, principles)

Chapter contains:

1

Homework Vault

2

Study Materials

Teacher recommends to study now - from 9/3/2026 to 15/3/2026.

Week 6 Budgetary system

Teacher recommends to study from 16/3/2026 to 22/3/2026.

Week 7 Government budget (budgetary procedure, revenues and expenditures)

Teacher recommends to study from 23/3/2026 to 29/3/2026.

Week 8 Budgets of territorial self-governing units (revenues and expenditures of budgets of regions and municipalities)

Teacher recommends to study from 30/3/2026 to 5/4/2026.

Teacher recommends to study from 6/4/2026 to 12/4/2026.

Week 10 Budget determination of taxes (subject and importance of budget determination of taxes)

Teacher recommends to study from 13/4/2026 to 19/4/2026.

Week 11 Tax system of the Czech Republic (direct and indirect taxes, income taxes, property taxes and excise taxes)

Teacher recommends to study from 20/4/2026 to 26/4/2026.

Week 11 Credit test

Teacher recommends to study from 27/4/2026 to 3/5/2026.

Week 13 Pre-term of written examination

Teacher recommends to study from 4/5/2026 to 10/5/2026.

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Introductory information
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  Week 1
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  Week 2 Introduction.
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  Week 3 Definition of the public sector (structure of the national economy, relation between the public and the private sector).
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  Week 4 Public goods and externalities (definition of public goods, public goods financing, externalities and their possible solutions)
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  Week 5 Fiscal federalism (definition, models, principles)
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  Week 6 Budgetary system
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  Week 7 Government budget (budgetary procedure, revenues and expenditures)
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  Week 8 Budgets of territorial self-governing units (revenues and expenditures of budgets of regions and municipalities)
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  Week 9 Holiday
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  Week 10 Budget determination of taxes (subject and importance of budget determination of taxes)
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  Week 11 Tax system of the Czech Republic (direct and indirect taxes, income taxes, property taxes and excise taxes)
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  Week 11 Credit test
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  Week 13 Pre-term of written examination

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