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World Bank and UNR Webinar: The role of local governments in COVID-19 response: case studies from Basque Country, Brazil, Nepal and Indonesia
This time it will be the turn for Brazilian, Indonesian, Nepalese and Basque cases. The session will lay out a set of “fiscal federalism” principles that apply to pandemics...
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The System of Foral Financing: the case of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country
Mikel Erkoreka published a chapter entitled "The system of financing of the foral regime: the case of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country" in the book "Financial Constitutions...
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Navarra seeks Economic Agreement Researchers
The Government of Navarra has opened the call for the provision of 28 positions for the position of Auxiliary Manager and Researcher of the Treasury.
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Provincial Council Budgets for 2021
Care, sustainable economic recovery and modernisation of the Administration stand out among the main priorities.
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The Bizkaia Regional Treasury will begin to modify its model for fighting tax fraud in 2021
Its objective is to facilitate the detection of fraud, facilitate compliance with tax obligations by taxpayers and establish new means of controlling taxation in other areas.
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Grants for research projects on federalism and territorial distribution of power
The Institut d'Estudis de l'Autogovern has published the Grants and aids for research projects for 2021. They must address research topics related to the territorial distribution of power and...
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XX. Universitas Prize for research projects on the future of the European Union
Eurobasque has announced the XX. Francisco Javier de Landaburu Universitas Prize for the development of a research project on the future of the EU.
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Making Sense of Equalization and Fiscal Transfers in Canada
The University of Calgary has organized an online two-days-course on intergovernmental fiscal relations. The session will explore federal-provincial transfers in Canada, beginning with unpacking the rich history of transfers...
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Does decentralization of governance promote urban diversity? Evidence from Spain
This is the question that Jorge Díaz-Lanchas, professor at ICADE and former researcher from the EU Commission - Joint Research Centre, and Peter Mulder, from TNO Energy Transition Studies...
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Four decades of fiscal decentralization in Spain. Lights and shadows of the state of the autonomous regions
Genueve Ediciones publishes the work ‘Four decades of fiscal decentralization in Spain. Lights and shadows of the state of the autonomous regions’
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Optimal diversity and redistributive preferences: Personal Income Tax and Autonomous Communities
The Institut d´Economía de Barcelona has published a new issue of its infoIEB in which Alejandro Esteller-Moré, breaks down the trade-off between harmful tax competition and fiscal co-responsibility.
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