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Integration and independence in the perspective of rural municipalities

Integration and independence in the perspective of rural municipalities. H. Hudečková , M. Pitterling Maroš Ligač IBA. Tax revenues. Main goal : how to determinate the proportion of the national tax revenue to be shared among municipalities

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Integration and independence in the perspective of rural municipalities

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  1. Integration and independence in theperspectiveofruralmunicipalities H. Hudečková, M. Pitterling Maroš Ligač IBA

  2. Taxrevenues • Main goal: how to determinatetheproportionofthenationaltaxrevenuetobesharedamongmunicipalities • Till 2000- determinigsystemcreated by totalamountoftaxrevenuedelegated to municipalities by the state according to budgetrules • In 2001- introduced “solidarity principle“ ->totalnumberofsharedtaxescollected by the state wasdistributedaccording to numberofpopulationrelatedtothesizecategoryofmunicipality

  3. Revenuefromtaxescomposeabout 60% ofthebudgetofthemunicipalities in average • Smallmunicipalitieshavechance to improvetheirbudgetrevenuefromtaxesmayincresetolevelof 70-80 % • Thiscanreducetheproblemofinability to financelong-terminvestments

  4. Ruralares in CzechRepublic • Isdominating • Pop. lessthan 3000 inhabitants- in 93.2% ofmunicipalities • 0-300 inh.- 40.24% (2513 municipalities) • 301-5000 inh.-55.44% (3463 municipalities) • Othercategory- smalltownswithruralcharacter(3000-5000 inh.)

  5. Actionsofmunicipalities • Canbepresented in twoways • 1.Goal-oriented behaviour- consideringamalgationwithothercommunities in thesenseof „achievingthegoal“ to increasetheshare in nationalincomeusingthe most rationalinstrument • 2.Value-oriented behaviour- rationalbehaviourbutrooted in onevaluewhichmightdepend on theexistingculturalsettings (supremevalue). Doesnotsupportamalgation • Governmentprefersindependence

  6. Advantagesofindependence • owndecision-makingabouttheirownissues • flexibility in dealingwithcurrentlocalproblems • non-anonymityofsuchactionwhichenablestransparency, understanding and mutualcontrol

  7. Developmentofmunicipalities • conceptof “to be“ and “to have“ • To have- characteristics: consumerism, materialism, utilitarianism – typicalfordevelopmentof late modern society To be- characteristics: developmentofessentialcreativeforces, guidanceoflifeundermoralconcsiousness, personalresponsibility to thecommunity

  8. Formertaxsystem • Proportionofmun. in sharedtaxestill 2007 wasmeasured by thenumberofinhabitants • divided in 14 categories • favoured‘bigger’municipalities -> discrepancy • therewasalsoprobôemwiththethresholdthatcausedinequalproportionofsharedtaxesformunicipalitieswhichwas just below or aboveit

  9. Taxsystemchanges • Smallmunicipalitieswanted to promotechanges in thelawofthebudgetaryallocationoftaxes to improvetheirconditions. • „AgreementofMunicipalities and CitiesAgainsttheTaxDiscrimination“ / „InitiativeofZlín“ • Reducethenumberofcategoriesfrom 14 to 4 • New systemstrenthenedpositionofsmallmunicipalities and muns. withlowerpopulationdensity and muns. thatwon’t beable to mergeduetogeographicposition

  10. Conclusion Thequalityoflifeoneofthe most importantissues in thequestionoflife. Itconcludessomeveryimportantaspectslike: • participationofcitizens in publiclife • ensure a standardlevelofthetechnicalinfrastructure and civicamenties in theplaceofresidence Itisknownthatthefailure in theseaspectcancausemanyproblemsinsmallruralmunicipalities.

  11. Thankyouforyourattention !

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