The horizontal distribution model of the quota during the first period of the Basque Economic Agreement (1878-1937)

The horizontal distribution model of the quota during the first period of the Basque Economic Agreement (1878-1937)

The renewal of 1925

Mikel Erkoreka

This article analyses the horizontal distribution model of the quota during the first period of the Basque Economic Agreement (1878-1937). Once the amount of the quota was agreed with the
State, the Basque provincial governments negotiated the distribution of the contribution for each of the territories. The determination of the horizontal contribution coefficients directly affected the evolution of the financial autonomy of the provincial governments, and consequently, on their own spending capacity. The analysis will be based on the horizontal distribution arranged under the quota renewal of 1925.