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Financing local government in Ukraine
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Abstract This paper provides the comparison of the Ukrainian system ofintergovernmental relations and international experience of developed and developing countries in the context of revenue sharing within current decentralisation trends. The paper analyses the role of income taxes (and personal income tax i... view more
This paper provides the comparison of the Ukrainian system ofintergovernmental relations and international experience of developed and developing countries in the context of revenue sharing within current decentralisation trends. The paper analyses the role of income taxes (and personal income tax in particular) within the economic and legal framework and emphasises their importance in funding needs of local governments. Statistic and comparative analyses are employed for this aim. A set of directions for further reform is proposed, aiming at providing local governments with tools and levers to generate sufficient financial resources for efficient provision of essential local services.... view less
Keywords
Ukraine; tax revenue; income tax; public budget; fiscal policy; decentralization; financial reform; public revenue; redistribution; transformation; USSR successor state
Classification
Public Finance
Free Keywords
local budgets; fiscal decentralisation; transition economies
Document language
English
Publication Year
2011
Page/Pages
p. 5-27
Journal
Federal Governance, 8 (2011) 3
Issue topic
Federalism, local government and policy-making
ISSN
1923-6158
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed