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The Role of Fiscal Decentralization in Municipal Budgets: Case of the Czech Republic Cover

The Role of Fiscal Decentralization in Municipal Budgets: Case of the Czech Republic

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|Apr 2021

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Figure 1

The comparison of the total income and expenditure of municipalities in 2019 (in millions CZK)
Source: Ministry of Finance of the CR, 2020a; Ministry of Finance of the CR, 2020b; Ministry of Finance of the CR, 2020c
The comparison of the total income and expenditure of municipalities in 2019 (in millions CZK) Source: Ministry of Finance of the CR, 2020a; Ministry of Finance of the CR, 2020b; Ministry of Finance of the CR, 2020c

The significance of immovable property tax in the budget of municipal units in 2019

AverageMaximumMinimum
The share of immovable property tax in the total municipality tax revenue (%)8.2169.100.02
The share of immovable property tax in the total municipality income (%)5.8463.420.01

The relation between the income of municipal units with/without immovable property tax (IPT) receipts, and the number of inhabitants in 2019

Total number of municipalitiesBudget deficit with IPT receiptsBudget deficit without IPT receiptsIncrease
≤ 2,000 inhab.5,5491,42925.75%1,94535.05%9.30%
2,001–8,000 inhab.53922341.37%27551.02%9.65%
≥8,001 inhab.1646237.80%9256.10%18.29%

The relation between the budgetary balance and application of the local coefficient in 2019

With immovable property tax receiptsWithout immovable property tax receipts
Municipalities with budget deficit1,71427%2,31237%
Municipalities with budget surplus4,53873%3,94063%

Share of immovable property tax in total tax revenue of local governments (LG) (mil_ CZK)

20092010201120122013
Total tax revenue of LG180,340187,984187,161191,009208,443
Immovable property tax6,3208,6648,6099,6029,736
Immovable property tax (%)45555
20142015201620172018
Total tax revenue of LG219,391226,301249,498270,743295,190
Immovable property tax9,97310,33410,58610,76510,856
Immovable property tax (%)55444
2019
Total tax revenue of LG320,174
Immovable property tax10,909
Immovable property tax (%)3

The improvement of the budgetary balance after applying local coefficient (LC) in 2019

Municipalities without LCMunicipalities with LC 2Municipalities with LC 3Municipalities with LC 4
Municipalities with budget deficit1,522151297
Budget surplus with LC 230920.30%
Budget surplus with LC 322614.85%5133.77%
Budget surplus with LC 418111.89%2211.57%1241.38%
Budget surplus with LC 51489.72%2516.56%620.69%342.86%
Budget deficit even with LC 565843.23%5335.10%1137.93%457.14%
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/danb-2021-0005 | Journal eISSN: 1804-8285 | Journal ISSN: 1804-6746
Language: English
Page range: 61 - 76
Published on: Apr 21, 2021
Published by: European Association Comenius - EACO
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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