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Culture, sport, churches and leisure activities

The overarching goal in the Culture, sport, churches and leisure activities area is to strengthen social cohesion, identity and quality of life by supporting culture, sport, spiritual life and leisure activities, with an emphasis on their accessibility, infrastructure development and transparent financing.

More about the area

Most expenditure in this area is administered by the Ministry of Culture (63.3%) and the National Sports Agency (27.7%). Other significant chapters are the Ministry of Defence (3.4%) and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (3.0%).

State budget expenditure 2027: CZK 30.4 bn draft state budget
Share of state budget: 1.2%
Year-on-year change: +7.6%

State budget expenditure 2027 (draft): CZK 30.4 bn.

Topics and performance indicators

Sport: CZK 10.2 bn
Goal: Increase the population’s participation in sport and physical activity.
- Persons registered in organised sport (number)
Cultural heritage: CZK 8.1 bn
Goal: Increase public participation in cultural heritage. Improve the accessibility of cultural heritage.
- Average annual number of visits to museums and galleries
- Average annual number of visits to heritage sites
- Number of cultural heritage service establishments
Live arts: CZK 4.2 bn
Goal: Increase the accessibility of live arts and public participation in them.
- Average annual number of attendances at live cultural events
- Live arts service providers (number)
Research and development: CZK 0.5 bn
No goals or performance indicators are set for the cross-cutting category.
Administration: CZK 0.5 bn
No goals or performance indicators are set for the cross-cutting category.
Other: CZK 6.9 bn
No goals or performance indicators are set for the cross-cutting category.

State budget areas

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