South East Europe Municipal Finance Review : Local Government Finance in the Western Balkans

This report addresses the limited access to local governments of data and knowledge of municipal finance issues in South East Europe (SEE). The objective of the analytical work under the SEE Municipal Finance Review (MFR) aims to (i) contribute to improved understanding of local government management and finance in the SEE Region; and (ii) contribute to improving the quality and consistency of key municipal finance data for improved evidence based policy making. The analysis presented in this report comprises the first attempt to review and analyze a regional set of disaggregated sub-national finance data in the SEE Region. Main findings of the MFR are presented in this report. Following an introductory chapter, chapter 2 provides an overview of the decentralization framework in the SEE Region, including on the administrative and political structure of sub-national governments, their population size and distribution, and the service functions assigned to local governments. Chapter 3 explains in more detail the local government finance framework. This includes an overview of the structure and composition of sub-national finances, in particular (i) revenue and expenditure assignments; (ii) transfers and intergovernmental fiscal relations; and (iii) the evolving framework and realities of sub-national borrowing and debt. Chapter 4 provides a summary of the key trends and findings from the cross-country, regional analysis, complemented by detailed analysis of the disaggregated datasets, where available. Finally, Chapter 5 summarizes conclusions and provides some recommendations for a possible way forward. In the medium to long term, access to municipal finance information would contribute to increasing transparency and accountability of local governments, improving revenue collection and expenditure performance, optimizing budget allocation procedures, and strengthen local authorities' role and position in intergovernmental fiscal considerations and negotiations in the SEE countries.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013-09
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY, ACCOUNTING, ASSET SALES, ASSETS, BUDGET EXECUTION, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPITAL EXPENDITURE, CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, CAPITALS, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGETS, CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS, CENTRAL TRANSFERS, CITIES, CITY SIZE, COMMUNITY AMENITIES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY HEALTH, COMPARATIVE DATA, COUNCILORS, CREDITWORTHINESS, CURRENT EXPENDITURES, DEBT MANAGEMENT, DECENTRALIZATION, DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS, DEVOLUTION, DISTRICT, DISTRICT HEATING, EQUALIZATION, EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENTS, EXPENDITURE DATA, EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT, EXPENDITURE NEEDS, EXPENDITURE PER CAPITA, EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES, EXPENDITURES ON HEALTH, EXPENDITURES PER CAPITA, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FISCAL CAPACITY, FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION, FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION INDICATORS, FISCAL INFORMATION, FISCAL MANAGEMENT, FISCAL PERFORMANCE, FISCAL POLICIES, FISCAL TRANSFERS, GOVERNMENT DEBT, GOVERNMENT SPENDING, HEALTH SERVICES, HOUSING, INCOME, INFLATION, INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE, INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS, LARGE CITIES, LAWS, LEGISLATION, LICENSES, LOCAL ADMINISTRATION, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, LOCAL AUTONOMY, LOCAL BUDGETS, LOCAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, LOCAL EXPENDITURE, LOCAL FEES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATIONS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT BORROWING, LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGETS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING, LOCAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL LEVEL, LOCAL REVENUE, LOCAL SPENDING, MANDATES, MAYOR, MAYORS, METROPOLITAN AREAS, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, MUNICIPAL, MUNICIPAL CREDIT, MUNICIPAL DEBT, MUNICIPAL FINANCE, MUNICIPAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE, MUNICIPAL LEVEL, MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT, MUNICIPAL SERVICES, MUNICIPALITIES, MUNICIPALITY, NATIONAL BUDGETS, OUTSTANDING DEBT, OWN SOURCE REVENUE, PER CAPITA EXPENDITURES, POLICY MAKERS, PROPERTY TAXES, PROVINCE, PROVISIONS, PUBLIC, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC EDUCATION, PUBLIC EDUCATION SPENDING, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SECTOR SPENDING, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC SPENDING, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, PUBLIC UTILITIES, REGIONAL GOVERNMENT, REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS, REGIONAL POLICIES, REVENUE ASSIGNMENTS, REVENUE COLLECTION, REVENUE ENHANCEMENT, REVENUE MOBILIZATION, REVENUE SOURCES, REVENUE STRUCTURE, RISK MANAGEMENT, ROADS, SEWAGE, SIZE OF MUNICIPALITIES, SMALL MUNICIPALITIES, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIAL WELFARE, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, STREET LIGHTING, SUB-NATIONAL, SUB-NATIONAL DEBT, SUB-NATIONAL EXPENDITURE, SUB-NATIONAL EXPENDITURES, SUB-NATIONAL FINANCE, SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE, SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, SUBNATIONAL, SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENT, SUSTAINABLE CITIES, TAX, TAX BASE, TAX EFFORTS, TAX REVENUE, TAX REVENUES, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TOTAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, TOTAL EXPENDITURE, TOTAL EXPENDITURES, TOTAL LOCAL EXPENDITURES, TOTAL PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, TOWN, TOWNS, TRANSPARENCY, TREASURY, URBAN AREAS, URBAN PLANNING, URBAN SERVICES, URBANIZATION, WAGES, WATER SUPPLY,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/09/19713014/south-east-europe-municipal-finance-review-local-government-finance-western-balkans https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18965
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