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100 1 _aLEVITAS, Anthony
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245 1 0 _aReforming serbia’s local government finance system
260 _aPhiladelphia :
_bRoutledge,
_c2005
520 3 _aApproximately 30 percent of all local government revenues in Serbia come from shared sales taxes. In the immediate future, the Government will have to replace sales taxes with a value added tax in order to meet EU norms. This will require a fundamental overhaul of Serbia’s intergovernmental finance system because unlike sales tax, the VAT cannot be shared on an origin basis. This paper outlines the origins of Serbia’s current intergovernmental finance system, summarizes its strengths and weaknesses, and then, in light of the necessity of change, sketches a set of reform proposals. These include creating a formula-based equalization grant funded by a fixed percentage of national budget revenues; introducing the legal possibility for block grants, categorical grants, and grants for delegated functions to fund the devolution of new responsibilities to local governments and to support specific (investment) programs; and restoring local government control over Serbia’s ad valorem property tax.
590 _aVolume 28
590 _aNumbers 1-2
773 0 8 _tInternational Journal of Public Administration - IJPA
_g28, 1-2, p. 147-178
_dPhiladelphia : Routledge, 2005
_xISSN 01900692
_w
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_cNatália
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_cDaiane
999 _aConvertido do Formato PHL
_bPHL2MARC21 1.1
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