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Functions and Fiscal Resources

Functions and Fiscal Resources. The purpose of the report is to explore options for transferring responsibilities and fiscal resources from central govern-ment to elected local councils. Objectives:. Functions and Fiscal Resources. The report has three main parts:

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Functions and Fiscal Resources

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  1. Functions and Fiscal Resources The purpose of the report is to explore options for transferring responsibilities and fiscal resources from central govern-ment to elected local councils. Objectives:

  2. Functions and Fiscal Resources • The report has three main parts: • Responsibilities and functions of local government • Fiscal resources for local government • Phases in implementing decentralization • Information in the report is based in part on a recently conducted survey of atolls and islands

  3. Survey objectives The survey of atolls and islands had four main objectives: • To generate accurate current information to support discussion of options for decentralisation policy • To build a management information system to guide decisions on transferring responsibilities and allocating central government funds to local councils in the future • To provide data to determine criteria and formulae for calculating block grants • To gather baseline data to be used to monitor and evaluate the impact of legislation on decentralization

  4. Returns

  5. Functions and responsibilities Part One: Functions and responsibilities of local administrations for the delivery of public services

  6. Functions and responsibilities Current and proposed activities of local administrations: • Infrastructure • Facilities • Services • Utilities • Public enterprises

  7. Section A: Existing Public Infrastructure

  8. Section A: Existing Public Infrastructure

  9. Section A: Existing facilities

  10. Section A: Existing Services TABLE A3: EXISTING SERVICES North South Total Number % Number % Number % Street cleaning 37 54% 15 22% 52 76% Pre-schools 6 9% 9 13% 15 22% Literacy programs 4 6% 4 6% 8 12% Skill training 1 1% 0 0% 1 1% Emergency support 5 7% 6 9% 11 16% Loan schemes 7 10% 7 10% 14 21% Other if mentioned often enough 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% Number of islands providing information   68

  11. Section A: New Public Infrastructure

  12. Section A: New Facilities

  13. Section B: Existing Public Utilities TABLE B1: PUBLIC UTILITIES Functions – Public Utilities Source: MOAD Survey 2007 North South Total Number % Number % Number % Electricity 40 59% 21 31% 61 90% Water distribution 23 34% 6 9% 29 43% Sewerage 4 6% 0 0% 4 6% Solid waste collection 7 10% 0 0% 7 10% Solid waste disposal 12 18% 2 3% 14 21% Number of islands providing information 68

  14. Section B: Existing Public Business Enterprises TABLE B2: BUSINESS ENTERPRISES Functions – Business enterprises Source: MOAD Survey 2007 North South Total Guest house 6 9% 4 6% 10 15% Café / restaurant 7 10% 1 1% 8 12% Pharmacy 10 15% 12 18% 22 32% Sea transport 3 4% 2 3% 5 7% Number of islands providing information 68

  15. Section B: New Public Utilities TABLE B3: NEW PUBLIC UTILITIES Functions - New utilities Source: MOAD Survey 2007 North South Total New Electricity 8 12% 1 1% 9 13% New Water distribution 11 16% 7 10% 18 26% New Sewerage 16 24% 9 13% 25 37% New Solid waste collection 4 6% 3 4% 7 10% New Solid waste disposal 6 9% 4 6% 10 15% New Other (specify) 3 4% 0 0% 3 4% Number of islands providing information 68

  16. Section B: New Business Enterprises TABLE B4: NEW BUSINESS ENTERPRISES Proposals - New Business Enterprises Source: MOAD Survey 2007 North South Total New Guest house 19 28% 7 10% 26 38% New Café / restaurant 4 6% 1 1% 5 7% New Pharmacy 8 12% 3 4% 11 16% New Sea transport 15 22% 4 6% 19 28% New retail shops 7 10% 4 6% 11 16% New fuel supply 5 7% 0 0% 5 7% Number of islands providing information 68

  17. Section B: Profitability of Utilities and Enterprises

  18. Fiscal resources Part Two: Fiscal resources for local government to finance the delivery of public services

  19. Fiscal resources Three main types of revenue: • Revenue generated from local sources • Revenue shared between central and local government • Revenue (grants) transferred from the centre to local government

  20. Section C: Current revenue from local sources

  21. Section D: Potential new revenue from local sources

  22. Section D: Potential new revenue from local sources

  23. Section E: Current revenue sharing with central government

  24. Section F: Potential changes and additions to revenue shared with central government

  25. Capital Investment Main sources of funds for investment: • From locally generated resources (contributions) • Through MOAD for local administrations • From the PSIP through MOAD (zero for all islands since at least 2001) • From donor projects • Potentially through block grants for investment puposes

  26. Section G: Capital Investment

  27. Section G: Capital Investment

  28. Section G: Capital Investment

  29. Block Grants for investment purposes Main issues in determining block grants: • What is the scope of investment activities to be funded? • What resources are available? • Are they sufficient to provide funds for every island every year? • Should central government allocate block grants to atolls or islands? • What criteria should be considered in allocating block grants? • What formula should be applied?

  30. Block grants

  31. Thank You

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