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Determinants of inheritance and gifts taxation in the European Union

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|Sep 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2023-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2543-5361 | Journal ISSN: 2299-9701
Language: English
Page range: 225 - 242
Submitted on: May 14, 2022
Accepted on: Jan 9, 2023
Published on: Sep 30, 2023
Published by: Warsaw School of Economics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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