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Good or bad tax? Assessing the early effects of the progressive and higher personal income tax in North Macedonia

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  • Marjan Petreski & Despina Tumanoska & Bojana Josifovska, 2019. "Good or bad tax? Assessing the early effects of the progressive and higher personal income tax in North Macedonia," Finance Think Policy Studies 2019-06/24, Finance Think - Economic Research and Policy Institute.
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