The current system of funding local governments in Poland requires changes; within tax revenues the changes should concern the system of property taxes. The reformed property tax should be a potential source of considerable additional commune revenues. The article is aimed at the analysis of how...

Kommunale Abgaben in Form von Steuern, Gebühren und Beiträgen belasten die regionale Wirtschaft. Als Standortfaktor haben sie Einfluss auf An- und Umsiedlungsentscheidungen der Unternehmen auch im Mittelstand. Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht, inwieweit regionale Belastungsunterschiede auf...

Gabon partially complies with the principles of the Code of Good Practices on Fiscal Transparency and the Guide on Resource Revenue Transparency. Much remains to be done to ensure that government finances are managed transparently, in conformity with international best practices. Knowledge and...

The impacts of air quality regulations under the Clean Air Act extend beyond directly regulated polluting industries; these regulations also affect the tax bases of local governments. To assess the local fiscal effects of nonattainment regulations under the Clean Air Act, this article analyzes...

This paper presents an update to the Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Fiscal Transparency for Poland. Three state offices were consolidated with the government. Also, the Alimony Fund—an extrabudgetary fund—was liquidated and its functions were shifted to the...

This paper analyzes interference and timeliness in the revenue-forecasting process, using new data on revenue-forecasting practices in low-income countries. Interference is defined as the occurrence of a significant deviation from purely technical forecasts. A theoretical model explains...

Free or underpriced curb parking creates a classic commons problem. Studies have found that between 8% and 74% of cars in congested traffic were cruising in search of curb parking, and that the average time to find a curb space ranged between 3 and 14 min. Cities can eliminate the economic...

This paper presents research on the effect of intergovernmental grants on local government revenue in Chile. Intergovernmental grants are endogenous and I exploit a kink in a component of the Chilean formula for resource distribution for a panel of 340 Chilean municipalities from 1990 to 2007. I...

The purpose of this article is to examine how strong impact on local government revenues has an inheritance and gift tax. The author presents three different classifications of local government revenues: statutory and two classifications taken from Beata Guziejewska’s and Krystyna...