Further improving the quality and methodological infrastructure of National Accounts in the field of GNI estimation and harmonising the GNI data submitted to the EU for budgetary purposes

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The project is aimed at improving further the quality and methodological infrastructure of National Accounts in the field of GNI estimation and harmonising the GNI data submitted to the EU for budgetary purposes. The focus of the project is the application of microdata linking, making use of administrative data for the purpose of improved estimation of property income. Key area of focus is related to reinvested earning in companies that have indirect direct foreign investors (direct investment through a chain of investments). In addition, new imputation and grossing up methodologies will be developed for primary income accounts based on linking tax data with available business surveys.