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The restructuring of the fiscal equalization system in Croatia [PDF]
The aim of this paper is to propose a model of fiscal equalization in Croatia. This paper tests the hypothesis of a lack of effectiveness of the existing fiscal equalization model compared to a model that would be based on alleviating the difference ...
Marko Primorac
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Fiscal Measures to Boost the Economic Development of Russian Territories [PDF]
Two possible directions of fiscal measures aimed at improving Russian territories’ economic development are discussed in the paper: one at the level of largest agglomerations and another one at the regional level.
Alexander D. Andryakov +1 more
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Improving the Assessment of Regional Tax Capacity by Selected Types of Taxes [PDF]
Sub-federal authorities have the power to administer transportation tax, gambling tax, local taxes and taxes on total income, including setting rates, providing benefits or determining the tax base, which makes these taxes an important instrument of sub ...
Igor Yu. Arlashkin
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Federal Intergovernmental Transfers and the Level of Intraregional Fiscal Decentralization in Russia [PDF]
The article discusses the federal tools to expand the relative (to the regional level) financial capacity of local budgets in Russia’s budgetary system.
Evgeny N. Timushev
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The People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) fiscal system is characterized by very high expenditure decentralization and heavy reliance on transfers to finance public services.
XIAO TAN, YING TAN
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Evaluating the current equalization grant to counties in Croatia [PDF]
This paper assesses the design of the 2005 equalization grant to the counties in Croatia. Since no allocation formula for this grant has ever been publicly disclosed, this paper provides an analysis and explanation of the aforesaid formula.
Mihaela Bronić
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Amalgamation and Local Finance: A Case Study of Ukraine
Purpose: The article aims to measure the impact of the voluntary amalgamation approach applied in Ukraine in the course of the decentralization reforms undertaken over a period of five years, and assess how much these reforms have been successful in ...
Glendal Wright +2 more
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Comparative Assessment of Regional Fiscal Capacity Calculation Approaches [PDF]
Three basic methods are employed to assess the fiscal capacity of territories for fiscal equalization: the representative tax system method, the historical data method, and the macroeconomic indicator method.
Igor Yu. Arlashkin
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Net Fiscal Flows and the Size of Cities
Which regions contribute most to national growth? Do large cities ‘need’ more expenditure per capita? The relation between these two questions is the subject of a current German discussion, but it is of importance for other countries as well.
Horst Zimmermann
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Incentive effects of fiscal federalism: Evidence for France
This paper provides an empirical analysis on the question whether equalization payments across regions and transfers from the central government stimulate regional growth or impede it.
Boriss Siliverstovs, Ulrich Thiessen
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