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Political fragmentation and projected tax revenues: evidence from Flemish municipalities

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Stijn Goeminne ()
Benny Geys ()
Carine Smolders ()

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Article provided by Springer in its journal International Tax and Public Finance.

Volume (Year): 15 (2008)
Issue (Month): 3 (June)
Pages: 297-315
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Keywords: Revenue projections; Forecast accuracy; Local taxation; Flemish municipalities; Government fragmentation; D72; H72; H79;

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