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Determinants of Local Revenue Mobilisation: Do Governmental Transfers and Public Investment Matter? A Case of the Western Balkan Countries.
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Studia Regionalne i Lokalne . 2023, Vol. 93 Issue 3, p7-19. 13p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Local governments in the Western Balkan countries are dependent on central governments' transfers, with low fiscal autonomy and limited efforts for own-source revenue mobilisation. The paper identifies that besides central government transfers, other significant factors in determining municipal own-source revenues include central and local public investment, current expenditures, human development index, and population density. Municipal own-source revenue is adversely affected by intergovernmental transfers, implying their de-incentivising effect in collecting local revenues. Local capital expenditure is a significant and strong determinant with a higher strength than central government investments, suggesting their importance for local fiscal autonomy. The human development index as a composite measure, unlike GDP per capita, positively affects the municipal fiscal autonomy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15094995
- Volume :
- 93
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Studia Regionalne i Lokalne
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 174677472
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.7366/1509499539301