Comparison between member states of european Union by selected indicators of fiscal decentralization

Abstract

Lokalna samouprava podrazumijeva institucionalno tijelo koje na temelju zakona ima pravo i mogućnost raditi u interesu lokalnog stanovništva upravljanjem javnim uslugama. Fiskalna decentralizacija podrazumijeva proces vertikalnog prijenosa vlasti gdje će ubiranje javnih prihoda i trošenje javnih rashoda biti pomaknuto s više na nižu razinu vlasti. Cilj ovog rada je usporedba i utvrđivanje stupnja fiskalne decentralizacije zemalja članica Europske unije putem odabranih pokazatelja fiskalne decentralizacije. Pokazatelji su podjeljeni u dvije skupine: fiskalni i nefiskalni. Istraživanje je utvrdilo kako zemlje sjevera i zapada ostvaruju bolje rezultate negoli zemlje s juga i istoka Europske unije prema stupnju fiskalne decentralizacije. Unutar rada podrobnije se promatra Republika Hrvatska, koja na temelju istraživanja ostvaruje srednje nizak stupanj fiskalne decentralizacije.Local self-government entails an institutional body which, by law, has the right and ability to work in the interest of the local public by managing public services. Fiscal decentralization implies a process of vertical transfer of power where the collection of public revenues and the spending of public expenditures is shifted from the higher to the lower level of government. The aim of this thesis is to compare and determine the degree of fiscal decentralization of EU member states through selected indicators of fiscal decentralization. Selected indicators are divided into two groups: fiscal and non-fiscal. The study finds that the countries of the north and west are achieving better results in the degree of fiscal decentralization than the countries from the south and east of the European Union. Within the thesis, we closely monitor the Republic of Croatia, which, based on research findings, achieves a medium lower level of fiscal decentralization

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