Date post: | 21-Jan-2018 |
Category: |
Government & Nonprofit |
Upload: | oecd-governance |
View: | 48 times |
Download: | 1 times |
The OECD’s Fiscal Network
Sean M. Dougherty Senior Advisor
OECD Network on Fiscal Relations Across Levels of Government
SBO Asia Meeting 14-15 December 2017
The OECD Fiscal Network
2
• Shares experiences on all aspects of fiscal federalism and sub-national public finance, on both the revenue and spending sides of the budget
• Annual Network meetings, as well as workshops and expert seminars
• Unique policy analysis, database and reports
• Membership-based: most Federal OECD countries, unitary countries that are more decentralised; non-OECD members are welcome
• Collaborates with multiple directorates at the OECD
OECD countries follow various models
3 Source: OECD (2018, forthcoming)
SNGs spending: one-quarter of total public spending, i.e. 9% of GDP
AUT
BEL
BGR
HRV
CYP
CZE
DNK
EST
FIN
FRA
DEU
GRC
HUN
ISL
IRL
ITA LVA LTU
LUX
MLT
NLD NOR
POL
PRT
ROU
SVN SVK
ESP SWE
CHE
GBR
ARG
BRA
CHL
COL
CRI DOM
ECU SLV
GRM
HND
JAM
MEX
PRY
PER
ISR
JOR
PSE TUR ALB
ARM
AZE
GEO
KAZ
KGZ
MDA
MNE
RUS
SRB
UKR
AGO BEN
BFA
CPV
COG
GHA
GIN
KEN
MWI
MLI MUS
MAR
NGA
UGA
SEN
ZAF
TZA
TCD
TUN
ZWE
AUS
KHM
CHN
IND
IDN JPN
KOR
MYS
MNG
NZL
PHL THA
VNM
CAN
USA
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%
SNG
exp
endi
ture
as
% o
f pub
lic
expe
nditu
re
SNG expenditure as % of GDP
Why decentralise? To promote sub-national government performance
5 Source: OECD Fiscal Federalism (2018)
Central governments can help sub-nationals to enhance public sector productivity
Aligning responsibilities
• Based on a recent synthesis of reviews:
1. better align sub-central spending with own-source revenue;
2. delineate responsibilities and functions clearly; 3. raise sub-central spending power and autonomy
and reduce the scope of earmarked grants; 4. maintain and strengthen internal markets; 5. devolve some responsibilities to private-sector
service providers; 6. strengthen intergovernmental information and co-
ordination systems.
6 Source: OECD (2018), Synthesis of Fiscal Federalism Survey Chapters
7
RECENT POLICY ANALYSIS Decentralisation and inequality: Do decentralised
countries grow more or less equal? And are regional disparities larger?
The taxation of immovable property: What is a “good” property tax, and how can property tax reform be successfully implemented?
Debt monitoring and management: Should central government monitor sub-national debt, and if so, what are the preferred instruments?
Fiscal constitutions: Do constitutional frameworks affect fiscal policy? How conducive are they to long-term growth?
Decentralization, education, and growth: Do decentralised countries invest more and grow faster? And do their students perform better?
Sub-central fiscal rules: How to design sub-central fiscal rules that foster stable and sustainable public finances and inclusive growth?
Website: http://oe.cd/fiscalnetwork
Email: [email protected]
New Asia Roundtable on 18-19 Dec in Seoul
8
• Share knowledge of policy issues of fiscal relations across levels of government with policymakers and experts
• Comparative analysis of fiscal federalism with Asian and OECD countries
• Publish and share the results of the workshop to improve regional policies