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Regional Financing in Germany and Spain: Comparative Reform Perspectives

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  • Angel de la Fuente
  • Michael Th√∂ne
  • Christian Kastrop

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Reforms of regional financing are due soon or even overdue in Spain and in Germany. This research paper compares the systems of regional financing in both countries, describes their financial outcomes, benchmarks them against criteria taken from the modern theory of fiscal federalism and extracts some lessons for reform from this endeavour. These lessons may also prove interesting from a broader European and OECD perspective as other Member States face comparable challenges.

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  • Angel de la Fuente & Michael Th√∂ne & Christian Kastrop, 2016. "Regional Financing in Germany and Spain: Comparative Reform Perspectives," Policy Papers 2016-05, FEDEA.
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    • H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism
    • H71 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue

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