In the new issue of Press Releases entitled Impact of the coronavirus on the life and work of European citizens, Predrag Bejaković analyses the new report by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) based on an e-survey carried out in April and July 2020.

The Institute of Public Finance has published A Brief Guide to the National Budget Process. The purpose is to simply and concisely present the very complex national budget process to new members of parliament as well as the media, citizens, etc. It shows how although the budget covers only a one-year period, the budget preparation, adoption, execution and reporting  last about two and a half years. The budget passes through several steps within each of these phases. A single cycle of the national budget process is shown using the 2021 Budget as example.   

In the new issue of Public Sector Economics Marina Kunovac in the article Distribution of household assets in Croatia uses the data from the Household Finance and Consumption Survey by taking into account different socio-demographic characteristics of households. Tomislav Globan and Tihana Škrinjarić in Penny wise and pound foolish: capital gains tax and trading volume on the Zagreb Stock Exchange analyse the effects of a recently introduced capital gains tax on the trading volume on the Zagreb Stock Exchange. In article An assessment of the relationship between public debt, government expenditure and revenue in Namibia Hambeleleni Iiyambo and Teresia Kaulihowa employ the data of these variables for the period 1980-2018. Sanja Bach in paper Fiscal councils’ impact on promoting transparency and accountability in public finance management analyses how far do the activities of fiscal councils in the EU countries help promote transparency and accountability in the management of public finances and how could fiscal councils enhance their impacts. Martin Beznoska, Tobias Hentze and Maximilian Stockhausen in article The inheritance and gift tax in Germany: Reform potentials for tax revenue, efficiency and distribution deal with the possibilities of the inheritance tax in fighting wealth inequality without having distorting effects on the economy. Ina Ďurčeková reviews the book Performance-based budgeting in the public sector by editors Michiel S. de Vries, Juraj Nemec and David Špaček which provides a comprehensive view of how countries use Performance-Based Budgeting in public management.