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This report was prepared by a World Bank team led by Abebe Adugna, lead economist, and Lazar Š.estović., senior country economist. The chapters were written by the following: Lazar Sestovic, Ashley Taylor, and Abebe Adugna (introduction and country context); Rajul Awasthi and Oleksii Balabushko (tax administration); Zachary Mills and Srdjan Svircev (wage bill and public administration); Dusko Vasiljevic, Bojan Shimbov, and Bekzod Shamsiev (subsidies and state support to the economy); Anita Schwarz (pensions); Katia Marina Herrera Sosa and Igor Kheyfets with support from Nina Arnhold (education); Patrick Hoang-Vu Eozenou and Timothy Johnston, with support from Biljana Kozlovic (health); Aylin Isik-Dikmelik and Frieda Vandeninden, with support from Marijana Jasarevic (social assistance); and Ashley Taylor (distributional impact of fiscal consolidation).

The World Bank team is deeply grateful to the Serbian Government for its close collaboration during preparation of the report. In particular, thanks are due to senior officials in the Ministries of Finance, Public Administration, Education, Health, and Labor and Social Policy, and the Office of State Aid.

Special thanks also go to Ivailo Izvorski, Practice Manager, and Satu Kahkonen, Global Practice Director, who provided continuous support, guidance, and technical advice. Aristomene Varoudakis (Advisor, DECOS), Pavle Petrovic (President, Serbia Fiscal Council), Plamen Kaloyanchev (Serbia Desk Economist at the European Commission) served as peer reviewers, and the team is grateful for their rich comments and feedback, along with those received from the IMF country team.

Finally, the team wishes to thank Ellen Goldstein, Country Director for Southeast Europe, and Tony Verheijen, Country Manager for Serbia, for their valuable advice and guidance; Hermina Vukovic Tasic for her support to the team during country visits; and Mismake Galatis and Zakia Nekaien-Nowrouz for support in formatting and document processing.