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Tax me, but spend wisely? Sources of public finance and government accountability

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Gadenne, Lucie (2016) Tax me, but spend wisely? Sources of public finance and government accountability. Working Paper. Coventry: University of Warwick. Department of Economics. Warwick economics research papers series (WERPS) (1131). (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Existing evidence suggests that extra grant revenues lead to little improvements in public services in developing countries - but would governments spend tax revenues differently? This paper considers a program that invests in the tax capacity of Brazilian municipalities. Using variations in the timing of program uptake I find that it raises local tax revenues and that the increase in taxes is used to improve both the quantity and quality of municipal education infrastructure. In contrast increases in grants over which municipalities have the same discretion as over taxes have no impact on any measure of local public infrastructure. These results suggest that the way governments are financed matters: governments spend increases in tax revenues more towards expenditures that benefit citizens than increases in grant revenues.

Item Type: Working or Discussion Paper (Working Paper)
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Local government -- Taxation -- Brazil, Developing countries, Economic development
Series Name: Warwick economics research papers series (WERPS)
Publisher: University of Warwick. Department of Economics
Place of Publication: Coventry
ISSN: 0083-7350
Official Date: October 2016
Dates:
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October 2016Available
Number: 1131
Number of Pages: 55
Institution: University of Warwick
Status: Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Unpublished
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Funder: CEPREMAP (Center), AXA Group. Research Fund
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