changes in its level, which can be observed since 1999. The attention is focused on both its potential benefits in sense of … reducing poverty and increasing the incomes of the poorest households, and on its potential negative impact on regional labour … impact on increasing regional unemployment, potential benefits on raising incomes of the poor households seem to be …

European countries. This may be the result of the social consequences of economic transition. While improving benefits for … marginalized groups are met with little public support, general benefits, according to public opinion, should be increased …