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Descentralização em Portugal: Financiamento, Desafios e Perspetivas do Novo Modelo

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  • Ana Abrunhosa
  • António Galvão
  • Sofia Terlica

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A descentralização em Portugal, impulsionada pela Lei-Quadro n.º 50/2018, representa um passo ambicioso na transferência de competências da administração central para as autarquias locais. De um modo geral, este processo pode otimizar a alocação de recursos e promover uma gestão pública mais eficiente. No entanto, a literatura especializada salienta que o sucesso da descentralização depende de modelos de financiamento robustos e de uma governação sólida. Neste artigo, analisamos a evolução da descentralização nas áreas da educação, saúde e ação social em Portugal e o modelo de financiamento, com especial atenção ao Fundo de Financiamento da Descentralização (FFD). A partir dessa análise, propomos um novo modelo de financiamento com base em cinco variáveis cruciais para o sucesso da descentralização. Concluímos que, para uma descentralização eficiente e que promove uma maior coesão territorial, o modelo de financiamento em Portugal deve estar assente na repartição das receitas fiscais ao nível da administração central, complementado com uma repartição entre municípios baseada nas receitas fiscais municipais.

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  • Ana Abrunhosa & António Galvão & Sofia Terlica, 2025. "Descentralização em Portugal: Financiamento, Desafios e Perspetivas do Novo Modelo," Working Papers o202502, Banco de Portugal, Economics and Research Department.
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    • H71 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
    • H72 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Budget and Expenditures
    • H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism

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