Technical Note on the Methodology for the Allocation of Intergovernmental Grants in the Republic of Belarus

This technical note evaluates the methodology proposed by the Ministry of Finance for the allocation of transfers to subnational governments and suggest a number of alternative options for various grant design elements Overall, the framework laid out in the Budget Code and the implementation approa...

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Main Authors: Timofeev, Andrey, Martinez-Vazquez, Jorge
Format: Other Financial Sector Study
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/16418215/belarus-technical-note-methodology-allocation-intergovernmental-grants-republic-belarus
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12842
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topic ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ACCOUNTING
ADJUSTMENT COEFFICIENT
ADJUSTMENT COEFFICIENTS
AFFORDABILITY
AGGREGATE EXPENDITURES
AGGREGATE REVENUE
ALLOCATION MECHANISM
ALLOCATION OF TRANSFERS
APPROPRIATIONS
ASSIGNMENTS OF EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES
BANK POLICY
BASELINE ESTIMATES
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFICIARY
BORROWING
BUDGET ACCOUNTS
BUDGET AGGREGATES
BUDGET AUTHORITIES
BUDGET CIRCULAR
BUDGET CLASSIFICATION
BUDGET CODE
BUDGET DATA
BUDGET PLANNING
BUDGET POLICY
BUDGET PREPARATION
BUDGETING
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
CASH BALANCES
CATEGORIES OF EXPENDITURES
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CITIES
CITY TRANSPORT
COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CONSENSUS BUILDING
CREDIBILITY
CREDIT GUARANTEES
DATA ANALYSIS
DATA AVAILABILITY
DERIVATION PRINCIPLE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DIFFERENTIALS
DISTRICT
DISTRICTS
DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EDUCATION EXPENDITURES
EDUCATION SERVICES
ELASTICITIES
ENROLLMENT
EQUALIZATION
EXCLUSION
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENT
EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENTS
EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES
EXPENDITURE CATEGORY
EXPENDITURE FUNCTIONS
EXPENDITURE NEED
EXPENDITURE NEEDS
EXPENDITURE PROGRAM
EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES
EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY
EXPENDITURES
EXPENDITURES PER CAPITA
EXTENSION OF CREDIT
FAMILIES
FINANCES
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
FIRE PROTECTION
FISCAL CAPACITIES
FISCAL CAPACITY
FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION
FISCAL EFFORT
FISCAL IMBALANCES
FISCAL OUTCOMES
FISCAL POLICY
FISCAL REFORM
FISCAL TRANSFER
FULL ACCESS
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
GOVERNMENT REVENUES
GRANT ALLOCATION
GRANT DISTRIBUTION
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSING
ILLITERACY
INEQUALITIES
INEQUALITY
INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS
INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL TRANSFERS
INTERGOVERNMENTAL GRANTS
INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFER
INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS
ISSUANCE
JUDICIAL SYSTEM
LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK
LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT
LOCAL EXPENDITURE
LOCAL EXPENDITURES
LOCAL FINANCES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES
LOCAL REVENUE
LOCAL TAXES
MEDIUM-TERM PROJECTIONS
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
MUNICIPALITIES
NATIONAL BANK
NATIONAL DEFENSE
NATIONAL ECONOMY
NATIONAL STATISTICS
NATIONAL TAXES
NEGATIVE INCENTIVES
PER CAPITA EXPENDITURES
PERSONAL INCOME
PERVERSE INCENTIVES
POLICY CHOICES
POLICY REFORM
POLICY-MAKERS
POOL OF FUNDS
POVERTY RATE
PRICE INDEX
PROGRAMS
PROVISION OF SERVICES
PUBLIC
PUBLIC ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC ENTITIES
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC HOUSING
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVANTS
PUBLIC WORKS
REAL ESTATE TAX
REDISTRIBUTION
REFORM EFFORTS
REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS
RETAIL SALES TAX
REVENUE ASSIGNMENT
REVENUE BASE
REVENUE CAPACITY
REVENUE CATEGORY
REVENUE COLLECTIONS
REVENUE FORECAST
REVENUE GAP
REVENUE RETENTION
REVENUE SHORTFALL
REVENUE SOURCE
REVENUE SOURCES
REVENUE YIELD
ROADS
SANITATION
SECTORAL EXPENDITURES
SECURITIES
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE DEMAND
SERVICE PROVISION
SETTLEMENT
SMALL BUSINESSES
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SECURITY FUNDS
SOCIAL SERVICES
STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT
SUBNATIONAL
SUBNATIONAL DEBT
SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENT
SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
SUBSIDIZATION
TAX
TAX AUTHORITIES
TAX BASE
TAX BASES
TAX CAPACITY
TAX CODE
TAX RATES
TAX REGIME
TAX REVENUE
TAX REVENUES
TAX SYSTEM
TAXABLE CAPACITY
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
TOWN
TOWNS
TRADING
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
URBANIZATION
UTILITIES
VALUATION
VERTICAL BALANCE
VERTICAL IMBALANCE
VOUCHERS
spellingShingle ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ACCOUNTING
ADJUSTMENT COEFFICIENT
ADJUSTMENT COEFFICIENTS
AFFORDABILITY
AGGREGATE EXPENDITURES
AGGREGATE REVENUE
ALLOCATION MECHANISM
ALLOCATION OF TRANSFERS
APPROPRIATIONS
ASSIGNMENTS OF EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES
BANK POLICY
BASELINE ESTIMATES
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFICIARY
BORROWING
BUDGET ACCOUNTS
BUDGET AGGREGATES
BUDGET AUTHORITIES
BUDGET CIRCULAR
BUDGET CLASSIFICATION
BUDGET CODE
BUDGET DATA
BUDGET PLANNING
BUDGET POLICY
BUDGET PREPARATION
BUDGETING
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
CASH BALANCES
CATEGORIES OF EXPENDITURES
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CITIES
CITY TRANSPORT
COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CONSENSUS BUILDING
CREDIBILITY
CREDIT GUARANTEES
DATA ANALYSIS
DATA AVAILABILITY
DERIVATION PRINCIPLE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DIFFERENTIALS
DISTRICT
DISTRICTS
DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EDUCATION EXPENDITURES
EDUCATION SERVICES
ELASTICITIES
ENROLLMENT
EQUALIZATION
EXCLUSION
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENT
EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENTS
EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES
EXPENDITURE CATEGORY
EXPENDITURE FUNCTIONS
EXPENDITURE NEED
EXPENDITURE NEEDS
EXPENDITURE PROGRAM
EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES
EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY
EXPENDITURES
EXPENDITURES PER CAPITA
EXTENSION OF CREDIT
FAMILIES
FINANCES
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
FIRE PROTECTION
FISCAL CAPACITIES
FISCAL CAPACITY
FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION
FISCAL EFFORT
FISCAL IMBALANCES
FISCAL OUTCOMES
FISCAL POLICY
FISCAL REFORM
FISCAL TRANSFER
FULL ACCESS
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
GOVERNMENT REVENUES
GRANT ALLOCATION
GRANT DISTRIBUTION
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSING
ILLITERACY
INEQUALITIES
INEQUALITY
INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS
INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL TRANSFERS
INTERGOVERNMENTAL GRANTS
INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFER
INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS
ISSUANCE
JUDICIAL SYSTEM
LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK
LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT
LOCAL EXPENDITURE
LOCAL EXPENDITURES
LOCAL FINANCES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES
LOCAL REVENUE
LOCAL TAXES
MEDIUM-TERM PROJECTIONS
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
MUNICIPALITIES
NATIONAL BANK
NATIONAL DEFENSE
NATIONAL ECONOMY
NATIONAL STATISTICS
NATIONAL TAXES
NEGATIVE INCENTIVES
PER CAPITA EXPENDITURES
PERSONAL INCOME
PERVERSE INCENTIVES
POLICY CHOICES
POLICY REFORM
POLICY-MAKERS
POOL OF FUNDS
POVERTY RATE
PRICE INDEX
PROGRAMS
PROVISION OF SERVICES
PUBLIC
PUBLIC ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC ENTITIES
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC HOUSING
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVANTS
PUBLIC WORKS
REAL ESTATE TAX
REDISTRIBUTION
REFORM EFFORTS
REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS
RETAIL SALES TAX
REVENUE ASSIGNMENT
REVENUE BASE
REVENUE CAPACITY
REVENUE CATEGORY
REVENUE COLLECTIONS
REVENUE FORECAST
REVENUE GAP
REVENUE RETENTION
REVENUE SHORTFALL
REVENUE SOURCE
REVENUE SOURCES
REVENUE YIELD
ROADS
SANITATION
SECTORAL EXPENDITURES
SECURITIES
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE DEMAND
SERVICE PROVISION
SETTLEMENT
SMALL BUSINESSES
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SECURITY FUNDS
SOCIAL SERVICES
STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT
SUBNATIONAL
SUBNATIONAL DEBT
SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENT
SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
SUBSIDIZATION
TAX
TAX AUTHORITIES
TAX BASE
TAX BASES
TAX CAPACITY
TAX CODE
TAX RATES
TAX REGIME
TAX REVENUE
TAX REVENUES
TAX SYSTEM
TAXABLE CAPACITY
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
TOWN
TOWNS
TRADING
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
URBANIZATION
UTILITIES
VALUATION
VERTICAL BALANCE
VERTICAL IMBALANCE
VOUCHERS
Timofeev, Andrey
Martinez-Vazquez, Jorge
Technical Note on the Methodology for the Allocation of Intergovernmental Grants in the Republic of Belarus
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Belarus
description This technical note evaluates the methodology proposed by the Ministry of Finance for the allocation of transfers to subnational governments and suggest a number of alternative options for various grant design elements Overall, the framework laid out in the Budget Code and the implementation approach developed in the draft methodology conform to sound principles in fiscal decentralization and the best international practices. However, a number of elements of the methodology still need to be elaborated and some elements might need to be revised.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Other Financial Sector Study
author Timofeev, Andrey
Martinez-Vazquez, Jorge
author_facet Timofeev, Andrey
Martinez-Vazquez, Jorge
author_sort Timofeev, Andrey
title Technical Note on the Methodology for the Allocation of Intergovernmental Grants in the Republic of Belarus
title_short Technical Note on the Methodology for the Allocation of Intergovernmental Grants in the Republic of Belarus
title_full Technical Note on the Methodology for the Allocation of Intergovernmental Grants in the Republic of Belarus
title_fullStr Technical Note on the Methodology for the Allocation of Intergovernmental Grants in the Republic of Belarus
title_full_unstemmed Technical Note on the Methodology for the Allocation of Intergovernmental Grants in the Republic of Belarus
title_sort technical note on the methodology for the allocation of intergovernmental grants in the republic of belarus
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/16418215/belarus-technical-note-methodology-allocation-intergovernmental-grants-republic-belarus
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12842
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spelling okr-10986-128422021-04-23T14:03:03Z Technical Note on the Methodology for the Allocation of Intergovernmental Grants in the Republic of Belarus Timofeev, Andrey Martinez-Vazquez, Jorge ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNTING ADJUSTMENT COEFFICIENT ADJUSTMENT COEFFICIENTS AFFORDABILITY AGGREGATE EXPENDITURES AGGREGATE REVENUE ALLOCATION MECHANISM ALLOCATION OF TRANSFERS APPROPRIATIONS ASSIGNMENTS OF EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES BANK POLICY BASELINE ESTIMATES BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BORROWING BUDGET ACCOUNTS BUDGET AGGREGATES BUDGET AUTHORITIES BUDGET CIRCULAR BUDGET CLASSIFICATION BUDGET CODE BUDGET DATA BUDGET PLANNING BUDGET POLICY BUDGET PREPARATION BUDGETING CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE CASH BALANCES CATEGORIES OF EXPENDITURES CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CITIES CITY TRANSPORT COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONSENSUS BUILDING CREDIBILITY CREDIT GUARANTEES DATA ANALYSIS DATA AVAILABILITY DERIVATION PRINCIPLE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIFFERENTIALS DISTRICT DISTRICTS DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIES OF SCALE EDUCATION EXPENDITURES EDUCATION SERVICES ELASTICITIES ENROLLMENT EQUALIZATION EXCLUSION EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENT EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENTS EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES EXPENDITURE CATEGORY EXPENDITURE FUNCTIONS EXPENDITURE NEED EXPENDITURE NEEDS EXPENDITURE PROGRAM EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY EXPENDITURES EXPENDITURES PER CAPITA EXTENSION OF CREDIT FAMILIES FINANCES FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FIRE PROTECTION FISCAL CAPACITIES FISCAL CAPACITY FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL EFFORT FISCAL IMBALANCES FISCAL OUTCOMES FISCAL POLICY FISCAL REFORM FISCAL TRANSFER FULL ACCESS GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT REVENUES GRANT ALLOCATION GRANT DISTRIBUTION GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING ILLITERACY INEQUALITIES INEQUALITY INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL TRANSFERS INTERGOVERNMENTAL GRANTS INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFER INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS ISSUANCE JUDICIAL SYSTEM LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT LOCAL EXPENDITURE LOCAL EXPENDITURES LOCAL FINANCES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES LOCAL REVENUE LOCAL TAXES MEDIUM-TERM PROJECTIONS MINISTRY OF FINANCE MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL BANK NATIONAL DEFENSE NATIONAL ECONOMY NATIONAL STATISTICS NATIONAL TAXES NEGATIVE INCENTIVES PER CAPITA EXPENDITURES PERSONAL INCOME PERVERSE INCENTIVES POLICY CHOICES POLICY REFORM POLICY-MAKERS POOL OF FUNDS POVERTY RATE PRICE INDEX PROGRAMS PROVISION OF SERVICES PUBLIC PUBLIC ACTIVITIES PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC ENTITIES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC HOUSING PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVANTS PUBLIC WORKS REAL ESTATE TAX REDISTRIBUTION REFORM EFFORTS REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS RETAIL SALES TAX REVENUE ASSIGNMENT REVENUE BASE REVENUE CAPACITY REVENUE CATEGORY REVENUE COLLECTIONS REVENUE FORECAST REVENUE GAP REVENUE RETENTION REVENUE SHORTFALL REVENUE SOURCE REVENUE SOURCES REVENUE YIELD ROADS SANITATION SECTORAL EXPENDITURES SECURITIES SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE DEMAND SERVICE PROVISION SETTLEMENT SMALL BUSINESSES SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY FUNDS SOCIAL SERVICES STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT SUBNATIONAL SUBNATIONAL DEBT SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENT SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS SUBSIDIZATION TAX TAX AUTHORITIES TAX BASE TAX BASES TAX CAPACITY TAX CODE TAX RATES TAX REGIME TAX REVENUE TAX REVENUES TAX SYSTEM TAXABLE CAPACITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOTAL EXPENDITURES TOWN TOWNS TRADING TRANSPARENCY TREASURY URBANIZATION UTILITIES VALUATION VERTICAL BALANCE VERTICAL IMBALANCE VOUCHERS This technical note evaluates the methodology proposed by the Ministry of Finance for the allocation of transfers to subnational governments and suggest a number of alternative options for various grant design elements Overall, the framework laid out in the Budget Code and the implementation approach developed in the draft methodology conform to sound principles in fiscal decentralization and the best international practices. However, a number of elements of the methodology still need to be elaborated and some elements might need to be revised. 2013-03-21T20:24:11Z 2013-03-21T20:24:11Z 2010-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/16418215/belarus-technical-note-methodology-allocation-intergovernmental-grants-republic-belarus http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12842 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Financial Sector Study Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Belarus