In response to the economic situation of 2023 dominated by inflation, we think that it has had its own impact on the tax burden, especially on indirect taxes that are based on consumption and have a direct effect on daily...
Today, ALTAX comes to all its readers and followers with the important thematic publication Tax Burden in the Western Balkans - Albania, Kosovo...Tax Freedom Day 2024. This report deals with the tax burden in the Western Balkans region and...
The tax burden includes taxes on consumption (indirect for the form addressed to individuals and businesses), direct taxes addressed directly to personal income from work, capital gains to individual and corporate income, and general taxes (including all forms of national...
The economy of Bosnia and Herzegovina[1] expanded by 1.7% real year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2023, slowing from a 1.9% annual growth in the third quarter (see Tab. 4). In seasonally adjusted terms, fourth-quarter GDP rose 1.1%...
Regarding the budget revenues in the countries of the Western Balkans (WB6), both in size and trend there are big differences between them. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro manage to enter the budget (taxes and loans) over 40% of...
Economic growth has been strong in early 2023, but comes after slower economic growth in 2022 due to weaker private consumption and a larger drag from net exports[1]. Production growth had higher expectations but remained at the level of...
The Tax Freedom Day for the Western Balkans (WB6) for 2024 is its 114th day[1]. In 2024, this day falls earlier in Kosovo, Albania and North Macedonia. In Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia, the day of fiscal freedom is...
Serbia's economic growth accelerated in the second half of 2023, bringing GDP growth for the year to 2.5%, thanks to a better-than-expected performance of the agriculture and construction sectors, and a strong sector recovery of energy, after the crisis of...
In 2023, the population of the Western Balkans (WB6) is 16.98 million inhabitants from 17.34 million inhabitants two years ago, with a decrease of 2.1% (360,000 people). The biggest decrease is felt in Serbia with 220,000 individuals less, in Albania...
The employment rate in Tr. 4 2023 in developed countries and in the Western Balkans OECD[1] employment and labour force participation rates remained broadly stable at 70.1% and 73.8% in the fourth quarter of 2023, the highest levels recorded...
