Die positive konjunkturelle Entwicklung hat seit Anfang 2006 zu einem rasanten Rückgang der Defizite in den öffentlichen Haushalten geführt. Bereits im laufenden Jahr dürften Bund, Länder und Gemeinden einen Finanzierungsüberschuss von 7 Milliarden Euro erzielen (2006: -35,9 Milliarden...

Nach dem rasanten Rückgang der Defizite in den öffentlichen Haushalten kommt die Entwicklung des Budgetüberschusses nun auf niedrigem Niveau zum Stillstand. Im laufenden Jahr dürfte der Finanzierungsüberschuss von Bund, Ländern und Gemeinden 2,8 Milliarden Euro betragen (2007: 1,7...

The paper strives to determine the impact of fiscal variables on factors determining the dynamics of public debt in European Union countries. Based on the literature, the dynamics of public debt are determined by changes of three elements: the primary balance, interest-rate-growth-differential...

As public institutions are faced with more diverse and increased community needs, significant concern arises (both in academia and practice) for the dwindling resources available at the local level and the factors which can influence local revenue mobilization. Using data for 3,227 Romanian...

This study examines the size and diversity of tax expenditures (TEs) by gminas (municipalities) in Poland between 2007 and 2019. Consequences of gminas' taxing power and the reduction of revenues resulting from statutory tax preferences were taken into account. To analyze the data, we used:...

Local taxes and the related taxing power are significant determinants of public authority decentralization. Local taxes should primarily serve as an effective source of self-government revenues. Therefore, it is extremely important to identify and comprehend the motives and behaviors of...

There is a widespread belief that fiscal decentralization is an effective tool for increasing the efficiency of public expenditures. Decentralization is expected to boost accountability and transparency in the provision of public goods for the well-being of the society. However, countervailing...

In the coalition agreement, the new federal government holds out the prospect of a 'decade of investment for the future'. It thus recognises that considerable additional investment-related government spending is necessary to overcome the investment backlog in Germany and promote the...

Der Mainzer Impfstoffhersteller Biontech hatte 2021 eine glänzende Geschäftsentwicklung, die zu einem sprunghaften Anstieg der rheinland-pfälzischen Steuereinnahmen geführt hat. Damit gehört das seit jeher finanzschwache Land Rheinland-Pfalz plötzlich zu den finanzstärksten Bundesländern...