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The method of calculating the amount of fiscal capacity of German municipalities

Author(s): Paweł Kowalik
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: Germany; municipalities; financial equalization system; financial potential

Summary/Abstract: This article aims to present, compare and analyze how to calculate fiscal capacity of municipalities in Germany. The article shows how the Länder calculate the amount of fiscal capacity of their municipalities. Further the paper specifies differences and similarities in the calculation of the fiscal capacity, which is part of the national systems of local government fiscal equalization.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 247
  • Page Range: 151-160
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish