Income Tax Progressivity and Nonreligion in Central and Eastern Europe: A Case of the Czech Republic

Our paper focuses on the tax progressivity and nonreligion in central and eastern Europe using an example of the Czech Republic, one of the most atheistic countries in the world. Religion might imply formal affiliation with a certain confession or active church attendance, but it might also become a...

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Authors: Čábelková, Inna (Author) ; Mareš, David (Author) ; Strielkowski, Wadim (Author) ; Zenchenko, Svetlana (Author) ; Radyukova, Yana (Author)
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Published: MDPI 2022
In: Religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 4
Further subjects:B Czech Republic
B Nonreligion
B Farms
B income tax
B Church Attendance
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