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The Political Economy of Decentralisation and Local Government Finance in the Western Balkans: An Overview Read chapter Read first chapter

2018 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

2. Slovenia: Vertical Imbalance in Local Government Financing

Authors : Boštjan Brezovnik, Mateja Finžgar, Žan Jan Oplotnik

Published in: Fiscal Decentralisation, Local Government and Policy Reversals in Southeastern Europe

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to present the territorial and administrative structures of local self-governance in Slovenia and to describe the process of fiscal decentralisation along with the important milestones in its development. The chapter places special emphasis on the process of exaggerated territorial and administrative decentralisation in relation to individual issues of fiscal decentralisation. Having created an extensive number of small municipalities that for the most part reflect political compromises, Slovenia has established a local self-government system that, mainly due to the diversity of the municipalities and the fact that all municipalities, regardless of their size, have identical jurisdiction, makes it impossible to create a transparent and economically equitable model of municipal financing.

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Footnotes
1
Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia, Official Gazette, No. 33/1991-I. It should be noted that local self-government in Slovenia is guaranteed in Article 9 of the Constitution.
 
2
Local Self-Government Act, Official Gazette, No. 72/1993.
 
3
Financing of Municipalities Act, Official Gazette, No. 80/1994.
 
4
Financing of Municipalities Act, Official Gazette, No. 123/2006.
 
5
Referendum for the Establishment of Municipalities Act, Official Gazette, No. 5/1994.
 
6
Decree on Holding a Referendum for the Founding of Municipalities, Official Gazette, No. 22/1994.
 
7
Establishment of Municipalities and Municipal Boundaries Act, Official Gazette, No. 60/1994.
 
8
Administration Act, Official Gazette, No. 67/1994.
 
9
Act on the Takeover of State Functions Performed until 31 December 1994 by Municipal Bodies, Official Gazette, No. 29/1995.
 
10
Promotion of Balanced Regional Development Act, Official Gazette, No. 60/1999.
 
11
Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia, Decision No. U-I-82/96, Official Gazette, No. 35/97.
 
12
The decree on the methodology for the calculation of the lump sum for the financing of municipal functions was adopted in 2009.
 
13
Article 12 of the Financing of Municipalities Act.
 
14
Article 13 of the Financing of Municipalities Act.
 
15
Article 38 of the Financing of Municipalities Act.
 
16
Article 54 of the Local Self-Government Act.
 
17
Article 85 of the Public Finance Act, Official Gazette, No. 11/2011, 101/2013, 55/2015—ZFis, 96/2015 ZIPRS1617, 13/2018).
 
18
Article 10.b of the Financing of Municipalities Act.
 
19
Real Property Tax Act, Official Gazette, No. 101/2013.
 
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Metadata
Title
Slovenia: Vertical Imbalance in Local Government Financing
Authors
Boštjan Brezovnik
Mateja Finžgar
Žan Jan Oplotnik
Copyright Year
2018
Book
Fiscal Decentralisation, Local Government and Policy Reversals in Southeastern Europe

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-96091-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-96092-0

Copyright Year: 2018

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96092-0_2