Government expenditures represent one of the most important issues for policymakers both in ordinary and extraordinary conditions. The aim of this paper is to estimate and identify the effects of selected macroeconomic determinants on government expenditures in Serbia from 2002 to 2020. Using the ARDL technique, the empirical findings confirmed that there is a long-run relationship between gross domestic product, government revenues, inflation, and population size and government expenditures for the observed period. The significant and positive effects of explanatory variables are confirmed in the long run, except for inflation, whose impact is not significant in the short run. Specifically, GDP growth, higher inflation rate, greater government revenues and population contribute to the higher government expenditures level. The obtained findings give certain directions to fiscal authorities in creating and defining optimal government expenditures level in the context of influences of chosen macroeconomic variables.
Value added tax is a significant tax form worldwide. The importance of this tax is manifested in the scope, stability and efficiency of revenue collection. With respect to macroeconomic conditions and challenges, fiscal authorities have to pay attention to the elasticity of VAT revenues. The paper is aimed at identifying VAT elasticity in the Benelux countries, as well as determining the main macroeconomic factors that affect the changes in VAT elasticity. Empirical results have shown the presence of VAT elasticity in the Benelux countries, as well as a statistically significant impact of gross domestic product, final consumption, unemployment, inflation, government expenditures and standard VAT rate on VAT elasticity for the period 2011-2022.
Financial exchanges are the basic form of a country's financial market. The subject of this research is the Belgrade Stock Exchange, while the aim of the paper is to analyze the main indicators of the business of the stock exchange as a single company. The analysis covers the period from 2017 to 2020, where in addition to observing the basic items of assets, liabilities, income and expenses of the stock exchange, we also deal with the ratio analysis of liquidity, indebtedness, coverage, activities and profitability of the stock exchange. The results indicate a pronounced liquidity of the market and debt control, but very low profitability of the company itself. Financial analysis also provides additional more precise insight into the business of the stock exchange as a single company. The paper also provides a basis for further research in terms of comparative analysis with other developed stock exchanges in the world.
In the Benelux countries, value-added tax (VAT) revenue is a significant source of fiscal revenue, and for that reason, it plays an extremely important role in creating the fiscal policy of this group of countries. Value-added tax is a type of sales tax that taxes all stages of sales, from the producer to the final consumer. This form of taxation satisfies both fiscal and non-fiscal goals of taxation and has a dominant position in the fiscal systems of modern states. The aim of the paper is, based on data collected from relevant sites, for the period 2000-2020. year, analyzes the value-added tax in the Benelux countries. The paper presents a theoretical overview and findings, which can be helpful to tax policymakers, with special emphasis on indirect taxation. Pointing out the importance of VAT revenues and closing the VAT gap is the basic practical implication of this paper.
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