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Fiscal Decentralization And Fiscal Autonomy In The Eu Member States

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  • Crasneac Alexandru

    (Universitatea de Vest Timisoara, Facultatea de Economie si de Administrare a Afacerilor)

  • Hetes Gavra Roxana

    (Universitatea de Vest Timisoara, Facultatea de Economie si de Administrare a Afacerilor)

  • Miru Oana

    (Universitatea de Vest Timisoara, Facultatea de Economie si de Administrare a Afacerilor)

Abstract

In the process of fiscal decentralization sub-central governments have gained access to different fiscal resources, but the autonomy in setting the taxes is a key issue when analyzing the degree of decentralization. In this paper we calculated an index of tax autonomy for the EU Member States based on the OECD methodology of classification of sub-central taxes according to the degree of control over these taxes. We have shown that the design of intergovernmental fiscal relations is significantly different among the Member States, and taking into consideration the discretion over sub-national taxes provides a valuable insight on the fiscal decentralization design.

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  • Crasneac Alexandru & Hetes Gavra Roxana & Miru Oana, 2011. "Fiscal Decentralization And Fiscal Autonomy In The Eu Member States," Annals of Faculty of Economics, University of Oradea, Faculty of Economics, vol. 1(1), pages 370-375, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:ora:journl:v:1:y:2011:i:1:p:370-375
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    1. Crasneac Alexandru Octavian, 2012. "Local Borrowing Autonomy As Part Of Fiscal Decentralization Process," Annals of Faculty of Economics, University of Oradea, Faculty of Economics, vol. 1(2), pages 449-453, December.

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    Keywords

    fiscal decentralization; tax autonomy; intergovernmental fiscal relations;
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    JEL classification:

    • H71 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
    • H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism

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