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Reforming Tax Systems: Steps to Take Toward Crisis Recovery

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This study will analyze the tax systems of Western Balkan countries with a specific approach to Republic of North Macedonia. There is a used panel data of Western Balkan countries especially from Republic of North Macedonia which needs a real transformation of the tax system, and the reforms of the tax systems of these countries are more than necessary. The focus of the paper is creating a system that will be consistent during the crisis period and will help the economy to be recovered after the crisis period, especially after the COVID-19 crisis period.

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Seferi, L., Bexheti, A., Radoniqi, U. (2023). Reforming Tax Systems: Steps to Take Toward Crisis Recovery. In: Bexheti, A., Abazi-Alili, H., Dana, LP., Ramadani, V., Caputo, A. (eds) Economic Recovery, Consolidation, and Sustainable Growth. ISCBE 2023. Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42511-0_15

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