Latvia - Beyond territorial reform
The large number of local governments in
a sparsely populated country such as Latvia, calls for the
consolidation of these local governments, which is what the
Government is now attempting to implement. This will require
reforms to achieve improvements in local services, to change
the basis for financing teachers' salaries, or to
rationalize the allocation of hospital funding, among many
others. Additionally, to meet the European Union standards
for solid waste management, water supply, sanitation, and
wastewater treatment, the Government will have to establish
inter-municipal, or regional institutions to meet
operational requirements, as well as a regulatory framework
that increases water tariffs and improves operations. In
financing social assistance, the Government may need to
further finance areas where poverty incidence is unusually
high. The report also addresses the new changes in the
organization, and functions of intermediate levels of
government, suggesting the Government could consider
assigning functions, such as the organization of public
transport, the management of roads funds, or other public
services, to a larger unit of sub-national government. The
five recently created planning regions, might be an
appropriate basis for such level of government.
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Author: |
World Bank |
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| Language: | English
en_US |
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| Published: |
Washington, DC
2003-08-01
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| Subjects: | ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY,
ASSETS,
AUTHORIZATION,
AUTONOMY,
BUDGET EXECUTION,
BUDGET PROCESS,
BUDGET REVENUES,
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT,
CITIES,
CONSOLIDATION,
COUNCILORS,
COUNCILS,
DISTRICTS,
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS,
EQUALIZATION,
EXPENDITURE,
FISCAL,
FISCAL PERFORMANCE,
FISCAL YEAR,
GAMBLING,
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS,
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES,
GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES,
HEALTH SERVICES,
HOUSING,
HOUSING POLICY,
INCOME,
INFLATION,
INSURANCE,
LEGAL AUTHORITY,
LEGAL ENTITIES,
LEGISLATION,
LICENSES,
LOCAL GOVERNMENT,
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE,
LOCAL GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS,
LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUES,
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS,
LOCAL REVENUE,
LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENTS,
LOTTERIES,
MAYORS,
MIGRATION,
MINISTRY OF FINANCE,
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS,
MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS,
MUNICIPAL REVENUE,
MUNICIPAL REVENUES,
MUNICIPAL SERVICES,
MUNICIPALITIES,
MUNICIPALITY,
OPERATING COSTS,
OPERATING EFFICIENCY,
PARTY AFFILIATION,
PENALTIES,
POLITICIANS,
PROPERTY TAXES,
PROVISIONS,
PUBLIC GOODS,
PUBLIC SECTOR,
PUBLIC SERVICE,
PUBLIC SERVICES,
PUBLIC TRANSPORT,
PUBLIC UTILITIES,
REGIONAL GOVERNMENT,
REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS,
REHABILITATION,
REPRESENTATIVES,
RETIREMENT,
ROADS,
SETTLEMENTS,
SEWAGE,
SHELTER,
SMALL MUNICIPALITIES,
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE,
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE,
SOCIAL INSURANCE,
SOCIAL SECURITY,
SOCIAL SERVICES,
SOCIAL WELFARE,
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION,
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT,
STATE BUDGET,
STATE REVENUE,
SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENT,
TAX,
TAX RATE,
TAX REVENUES,
TREASURY,
URBAN HOUSING,
WAGES,
WATER SUPPLY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION,
REFORM POLICY,
PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY,
EUROPEAN UNION MEMBERSHIP,
WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION,
WASTEWATER TREATMENT,
MUNICIPAL POWERS,
REGIONAL OFFICES,
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK,
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK,
WATER TARIFFS,
OPERATIONAL INTERVENTIONS,
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE,
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS,
POVERTY INCIDENCE,
POVERTY REDUCTION,
ROAD FINANCE, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/08/2493404/latvia-beyond-territorial-reform
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14365
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