Fiscal Federalism Network

The OECD Network on Fiscal Relations across Levels of Government provides analysis and statistical underpinnings on the relationship between central and subcentral government, and its impact on efficiency, equity and macroeconomic stability.

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What's new

Intergovernmental transfers: update of National Accounts data

27-Mar-2008

Tables with a simplified version of National Accounts data on intergovernmental transfers are now updated. The tables contain data up to the year 2006.

Fiscal Equalisation in OECD Countries

11-Sep-2007

Fiscal equalisation is a transfer of resources across jurisdictions to offset disparities in revenue raising capacity or public service cost. It covers 2.5 percent of GDP or 5 percent of total government expenditure across OECD countries. Equalisation reduces fiscal disparities by two third on average and in some countries levels them virtually out. Strong equalisation comes at a price: on average, around 70 percent of a jurisdiction’s additional tax income must be dedicated to an equalisation fund.

New website for the Network on Fiscal Relations across Levels of Government

10-Apr-2006

The OECD's "Network on Fiscal Relations across Levels of Government"  launches its website.  The main objective of the Network is to provide analysis of the relationship between central and sub-central governments.  An important feature of the work is the collection of statistics to support the analysis.

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