Flash Eurobarometer 195 (Preparedness for the changeover to euro among enterprises in Slovenia)

Preparations of Slovenian enterprises for the changeover to euro.<br>Topics: time of the beginning of the enterprise‘s preparations for the changeover to euro; approval of the following statements on the company’s activities regarding the changeover: has identified the impact in the different areas of the enterprise, has defined the necessary computer adaptation, has informed its staff, has evaluated the training needs; appointment of a person in charge of coordinating preparations; time of appointing the charged person; assessment of the consequences of the changeover on the enterprise as positive; proceeding regarding the adaptation of computer systems: executed by own staff, outsourcing; readiness of accounting system, invoicing system, and payroll system in time and reasons if not; enterprise is a retail enterprise or has other direct financial relations with consumers; supply of the company with euro coins and banknotes before January 2007 by the bank; time at which supply is expected; reasons for not being supplied; intention to give change: in euro, in tolar, both; intended date to fully switch to giving change exclusively in euro; dealing with the adjustment of psychological prices originally in tolar: exact application of conversion rules, adjusting prices mostly upwards or mostly downwards, partly adjusting upwards and downwards; date of the establishment of prices in euro; experienced problems concerning dual price display: technical problems, calculation errors by the staff, consumer complaints, too time consuming, too costly; intention to continue dual price display beyond the period required by law and intended duration; preferred information sources on the euro: national central bank, European institutions, commercial banks, national government and authorities, consumer associations, journalists, trade unions and professional organisations; assessment of received information on the euro and the changeover as sufficient; preferred areas to get more information on.

Demography: position of respondent at the company; information about the company: company sector, number of employees, turnover.

Additionally coded was: date of interview; region; NACE-Code; duration of the interview.