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Table 5.5
Motives for the cooperation
Czech businesses
German businesses
Number
Ratio in %
Number
Ratio in %
Tax benefits
0
0.0
2
4.3
Exchange of information and experiences
5
33.3
2
4.3
Access to new technologies
0
0.0
0
0.0
Access to a bigger market
4
26.7
10
21.7
Access to new resources
3
20.0
4
8.7
Diminishment of the costs of labour
1
6.7
6
13.0
Access to qualified manpower
0
0.0
1
2.2
Reduction of pressure due to concurrence
0
0.0
2
4.3
Use of transportation and logistic capacities
1
6.7
4
8.7
Increasing of degree of awareness
0
0.0
9
19.6
Tapping of subsidies
0
0.0
1
2.2
Others
1
6.7
5
10.9
a
Multiple answers possible
Most of the business owners, especially from the Czech Republic expected
a positive impact after the abolition of current restrictions on workers and
service movements. But the answers show uncertainty concerning this abolition.
Approximately every second German business owner is not able to estimate the
effects of this abolition (Table 5.6).
Most of the polled companies recommend the fastest possible abolition of the
restrictions. As Table 5.7 shows one quarter of the business owners want to keep
Table 5.6
Transition period for workers and service movements
Czech businesses
German businesses
Effect of the abolition of restrictions
Number
Ratio in %
Number
Ratio in %
Positive
5
45.5
7
29.2
Partly positive/partly negative
0
0.0
6
25.0
Negative
0
0.0
1
4.2
Unpredictable
6
54.5
10
41.7
Total
11
100.0
24
100.0
Table 5.7
Date of expiration of the restrictions of workers and service movement
Czech businesses
German businesses
Number
Ratio in %
Number
Ratio in %
In 1-2 years
4
36.4
9
47.4
In 2-4 years
4
36.4
4
21.1
In 4-6 years
0
0.0
1
5.3
In 7 years
3
27.3
4
21.1
Equal
0
0.0
1
5.3
Total
11
100.0
19
100.0
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