The Babiš government is pushing a 2027 budget with higher pensions, public wages, defence and transport investment, widening the deficit. The KHNP-led Dukovany nuclear expansion is about to launch its first auxiliary-equipment tender in November 2026.
What a Korean company can do now
Government · leader
President Petr Pavel / Prime Minister Andrej Babiš
Key national agenda
- Higher pensions and public-sector wages
- More defence and transport investment, including motorway PPPs
- Energy security including the Dukovany nuclear plant
- Revenue measures and fuel price stability
- Police and fire service staffing
Government programmes
2027 state budget draftDeficit CZK 386bn
Deficit CZK 386bn (up CZK 76bn); passed first reading on 22 Oct 2026
Dukovany new nuclear units (KHNP)~CZK 407bn (prior-year prices)
60+ Czech firms qualified as suppliers; first auxiliary equipment & materials tender planned for Nov 2026; permit application Apr 2027; unit 1 targeted for 2036
D35 motorway concession (Opatovec-Mohelnice)
Design-build-finance-operate-maintain concession approved by government on 26 Oct 2026
Fuel price regulation
Regulated prices for some fuels and excise exemption for selected mineral oils, 1-30 Nov 2026
Business opportunities
Korea-Czech nuclear supply-chain matching and localisation (JV/subcontract) consulting
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Quality documentation and bid-document automation for nuclear suppliers
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FTA rules-of-origin and export compliance consulting
Origin-rule advice was part of the bid briefing, showing demand.
Korean SMEs supplying the Czech nuclear project
Motorway concession data analytics and AI maintenance
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Korean support schemes
- Dukovany auxiliary-equipment bid briefing · KHNP and KITA FTA Trade Support Center — On 30 Sep 2026 over 130 suppliers were briefed on bid schedule, e-procurement, quality management and rules of origin.
- KOTRA Prague office · KOTRA — Provides Czech market information, buyer matching and support for nuclear and other cooperation projects.
Official notices
Government of the Czech Republic (vlada.gov.cz)
- 2026-10-26 Cabinet approves D35 motorway concession and November fuel price regulation with excise exemption
- 2026-10-26 Cabinet secures higher 2026 EU budget contribution; approves tax treaty with Japan
- 2026-10-26 Extra funding for police and fire service pay and staffing
- 2026-10-22 2027 budget passes first reading in the Chamber of Deputies
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