Investment Incentive — Technology Centres

Investment Incentive — Technology Centres

Supports technology centre expansion in the Czech Republic with tax relief and job creation grants.

The Czech Investment Incentive for Technology Centres targets companies establishing or expanding R&D and technology centre operations in the Czech Republic under Act No. 72/2000 Coll. The track is designed to attract higher-value knowledge-economy investments and carries significantly lower minimum investment thresholds than the Manufacturing Industry track: CZK 2.5 million for small enterprises (under 50 employees, below EUR 10 million annual turnover), CZK 5 million for medium enterprises, and CZK 10 million for large enterprises, each requiring a minimum of 10–20 new jobs depending on size.

Support instruments are the same package as other CzechInvest incentive tracks: up to ten years of corporate income tax relief, job creation grants of CZK 200,000 per new position, and training subsidies of 50–70% of eligible training costs. Strategic investors committing at least CZK 200 million and creating 70 or more new jobs qualify for an additional cash grant of up to 20% of eligible costs. State-aid intensity is 40–60% for small, 30–50% for medium, and 20–40% for large enterprises.

The incentive is available to for-profit companies; nonprofits and individuals are excluded. CzechInvest acts as intake and coordination agency; MPO formally grants the incentive via government decision. The lower investment thresholds and relatively favourable state-aid ceilings make this track particularly accessible to mid-sized technology and R&D operators compared with the manufacturing category.