Croatia : Fiscal (De)centralization and Public Service Delivery

This report discusses the contours of a possible strategic direction, the necessary basic institutional set up for implementation, and key reform policy options to be tackled in order to complete the foundations of the decentralization reform initi...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CAPITAL ACCOUNTABILITY ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ARREARS ASSETS AUTHORITY BANKS BLOCK GRANTS BONDS BUDGET REVENUES BUDGET SYSTEM BUDGETARY AUTONOMY BUDGETING BUREAUCRACY BUREAUCRATIC INTERFERENCE CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CAPITAL GRANTS CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL MARKET CAPITAL MARKETS CENTRAL AUTHORITIES CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CENTRAL INSTITUTIONS CENTRALIZATION CITIZENS CIVIL SERVICE CONFLICT OF INTEREST CONSTITUTION COUNCILS COURT SYSTEM CREDIBILITY CREDITWORTHINESS DEBT MANAGEMENT DEBT SERVICE DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION OBJECTIVES DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS DECENTRALIZATION REFORM DECENTRALIZATION REFORMS DECISION MAKING DECISION-MAKING DECREES DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE DEVOLUTION EFFICIENCY OF SERVICE DELIVERY EFFICIENT RESOURCE ALLOCATION EMPLOYMENT EQUALIZATION EXCESSIVE DEFICITS EXECUTIVE BODIES EXECUTIVE POWER EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE ALLOCATION EXPENDITURE PRIORITIES FINANCIAL CAPACITIES FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FISCAL AUTONOMY FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL INCENTIVES FISCAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL REPORTING SYSTEMS FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY FISCAL TRANSFER FISCAL TRANSFERS FISCAL TRANSPARENCY GARBAGE COLLECTION GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT LEVEL GOVERNMENT LEVELS GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS GOVERNMENT STRATEGY GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET HARD BUDGET CONSTRAINTS HOUSING HUMAN RESOURCES INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL REFORM INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL SYSTEM INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS INVESTMENT GRANTS JUDICIAL SYSTEM JUDICIARY LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGALITY LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT LEVIES LOCAL ADMINISTRATION LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL AUTONOMY LOCAL BUSINESSES LOCAL EXPENDITURES LOCAL FEES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICE LOCAL REVENUE LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT LOCAL TAX LOCAL TAXES MACROECONOMIC POLICY MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MARKET ECONOMY MARKET VALUE MAYORS MINISTERS MINISTRY OF FINANCE MORAL HAZARDS MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL DEBT MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL SERVICE NATIONAL TAXES POLICY FORMULATION POLICY IMPLEMENTATION POLICY INSTRUMENT POLICY OBJECTIVES POLICY OUTCOMES POLICY REFORM POLICY RESULTS PRIVATE SECTOR PROPERTY RIGHTS PROVISIONS PUBLIC PUBLIC AFFAIRS PUBLIC COMPANIES PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC ENTITIES PUBLIC ENTITY PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC PROPERTY PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM PUBLIC SERVANTS PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SERVICES RATIONALIZATION REFERENDUM REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS REVENUE ASSIGNMENT REVENUE ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM REVENUE AUTONOMY REVENUE CAPACITY REVENUE MOBILIZATION REVENUE RATIO REVENUE SOURCE REVENUE STRUCTURE ROADS SAVINGS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL COST SOFT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS STATE ADMINISTRATION STATE AUTHORITIES STATE BUDGET STATE INSTITUTIONS SUB-NATIONAL SUB-NATIONAL AUTHORITIES SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENT SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS SUBNATIONAL SUBNATIONAL AUTHORITIES SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY SUPERVISORY POWERS TAX BASE TAX BURDEN TAX EFFORT TAX EFFORTS TAX EXEMPTIONS TAX LAW TAX LIABILITY TAX PAYERS TAX REVENUE TAX SHARING TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOWN TOWNS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT UNFUNDED MANDATES VERTICAL BALANCE WATER SUPPLY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16279569/croatia-croatia-fiscal-decentralization-public-service-delivery http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12511

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Summary:	This report discusses the contours of a possible strategic direction, the necessary basic institutional set up for implementation, and key reform policy options to be tackled in order to complete the foundations of the decentralization reform initiated in 2001. Croatia is still a highly centralized country in terms of decision making on public service financing and delivery, as compared to most of the new European Union members. One indicator is that the sub-national Government's budget still corresponds to five percent of GDP, while in the newly accessed countries it was about eight percent on average in their immediate pre-accession phase. The Government of Croatia is conscious about the critical importance of improving citizens' voice, transparency and accountability on public affairs, especially on matters of local interest, in order to increase efficiency on public service delivery and rapidly converge to European Union standards on a sustainable basis. The Government started its decentralization reforms in July 2001, although they have not yet adequately implemented them to make the reform process sustainable.

Croatia : Fiscal (De)centralization and Public Service Delivery

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