On 10 November 2025, a team of professors from the Iustinianus Primus Faculty of Law in Skopje, Faculty of Law “Iustinianus Primus” – Skopjecomprising Prof. Aleksandar Stojkov, Prof. Aleksandra Maksimovska Stojkova, Prof. Jovan Zafiroski, and Prof. Elena Neshovska Kjoseva, released an academic visit to University College London (UCL), United Kingdom. During the visit, they presented to UCL faculty members and early-career researchers the results achieved thus far within the research project "Innovative Scientific Solutions for Tackling Social Inequality and the Shadow Economy in the Republic of North Macedonia through Tax Regulation."
The purpose of this project activity was to exchange experiences and discuss international best practices for the formalization of the informal sector and the reduction of social inequality, to explore the most appropriate model that could be adapted to the Macedonian context, and to strengthen cooperation between the two academic institutions.
The research project "Innovative Scientific Solutions for Tackling Social Inequality and the Shadow Economy in the Republic of North Macedonia through Tax Regulation" is funded by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of North Macedonia.
The aim of this project activity was to exchange experiences regarding international best practices for formalizing the informal sector and reducing social inequality, to discuss the most suitable model that could be applied in the Macedonian context, and to strengthen cooperation between the two scientific institutions.
The scientific research project “Innovative Scientific Solutions for Combating Social Inequality and the Shadow Economy in the Republic of North Macedonia through Tax Regulation” is funded by the Ministry of Education and Science.
From 28 to 30 November 2025, the First Working Dialogue was held in Berovo as part of the research project "Innovative Scientific Solutions for Tackling Social Inequality and the Shadow Economy in the Republic of North Macedonia," funded by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of North Macedonia.
The objective of this activity was to develop an initial set of policy proposals aimed at improving the personal income tax system to help reduce social inequality, as well as to enhance the corporate income tax system in order to encourage the transition from the informal to the formal economy.
