摘要:Shadow economy affects all country around the world. European countries areaffected by undeclared work, under-reporting and tax evasion. This phenomenon increases from Westto East, the most affected being the Balkan area. The size of shadow economy is growing due togovernment actions, such as regulation and tax implementation. From a macroeconomic perspective,the economic cycle sustain the shadow economy levels. To combat this phenomenon it is necessary toadopt electronic payments, to reduce tax implementations and social contributions, to bringencouragement in cash deposits use and broaden credit cards