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La gestión fiscal de Barranquilla, 2000 – 2021

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  • Jaime Bonet-Morón
  • Jhorland Ayala-Garcia
  • Juan Manuel Patiño-Osorno

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El objetivo de este estudio es describir los principales indicadores fiscales de Barranquilla durante el período 2000-2021, así como explorar los posibles factores que podrían estar detrás del comportamiento observado. El análisis se realiza comparando la evolución de las principales variables fiscales del distrito con las de las principales ciudades y las ciudades intermedias. Se observa que Barranquilla ha mostrado un crecimiento de los ingresos y gastos superior al de las principales ciudades del país durante las últimas cuatro administraciones públicas. Este desempeño se explica principalmente por el dinamismo en el recaudo de ingresos propios y en el fortalecimiento de la capacidad para el diseño y ejecución de proyectos, lo cual le ha permitido un mayor crecimiento de la inversión pública local. No obstante, el crecimiento de los gastos ha estado consistentemente por encima del de los ingresos, generando desbalances fiscales continuos en los años posteriores a 2008. Dichos déficits han sido cubiertos principalmente con deuda, y han experimentado un crecimiento acelerado desde 2017, que pone en entredicho la sostenibilidad de este modelo de crecimiento de gasto. Nuestros ejercicios de simulación y proyección sugieren que la ciudad requerirá hacer un ajuste en el gasto fiscal o buscar alternativas de ingresos propios para evitar caer en una situación de insostenibilidad en el mediano plazo. **** RESUMEN: The objective of this study is to describe the main fiscal indicators of Barranquilla during the period 2000–2021, as well as explore the possible factors that could be behind the observed behavior. We compare the evolution of the main fiscal variables of the district with those of the main cities and intermediate cities. Barranquilla has shown a growth in revenue and expenses greater than that of the main cities of the country during the last four public administrations. This performance is mainly explained by the dynamism in the collection of own income and in the strengthening of the capacity for the design and execution of projects, which has allowed greater growth in local public investment. However, spending growth has been consistently above revenue growth, generating continued fiscal deficits in the years since 2008. Such deficits have been covered primarily by debt and have experienced accelerated growth since 2017, putting the sustainability of this spending growth model is called into question. Our simulation and projection exercises suggest that the city will need to make an adjustment in fiscal spending or look for alternatives to increase its own revenue to avoid falling into a situation of unsustainability in the medium term.

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  • Jaime Bonet-Morón & Jhorland Ayala-Garcia & Juan Manuel Patiño-Osorno, 2023. "La gestión fiscal de Barranquilla, 2000 – 2021," Documentos de trabajo sobre Economía Regional y Urbana 319, Banco de la Republica de Colombia.
  • Handle: RePEc:bdr:region:319
    DOI: 10.32468/dtseru.319
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    Keywords

    Barranquilla; finanzas públicas; capacidad fiscal; sostenibilidad; Barranquilla; public finances; fiscal capacity; sustainability.;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • H71 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
    • H72 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Budget and Expenditures
    • H74 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Borrowing
    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy

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