Denmark: The Local Government Reform

Blöchliger, Hansjörg; Vammalle, Camila

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“…In certain cases, SCGs do need new powers to secure own-source revenues. It was recommended that Mexico allow states to charge income and consumption taxes over and above the equivalent federal taxes (OECD, 2013 [35]). Economic surveys have consistently recognised the importance of allowing SCGs to harness their own tax bases-not only to replace transfers, but also to motivate local authorities to pursue policies that encourage revenue-enhancing economic growth.…”

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“…Raising rates, that is increasing the rate at which immoveable property is taxed, has been recommended in the case of Finland (OECD, 2014 [38]), Denmark (OECD, 2014 [39]; 2012 [40]), Mexico (OECD, 2013 [35]), the Netherlands (OECD, 2010 [41]) and Korea (OECD, 2005 [42]). In Finland, the survey noted that the central government had taken action to raise the band of permissible property tax rates from which municipalities could choose.…”

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“…SCGs should ensure that their property tax base is sufficiently broad by e.g. reducing exemptions and tax-free thresholds, as recommended in the cases of Australia (OECD, 2006 [37]) and Mexico (OECD, 2013 [35]). The Australian survey noted that tax exemptions on the following types of holdings lead to an excessive narrowing of the property tax base: owner-occupied residential land, primary production land and land held by charities and religious bodies.…”

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Synthesising good practices in fiscal federalism

Forman¹,

Dougherty²,

Blöchliger³

2020

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Synthesising good practices in fiscal federalism: Key recommendations from 15 years of country surveysThe design of intergovernmental fiscal relations can help to ensure that tax and spending powers are assigned in a way to promote sustainable and inclusive economic growth. Decentralisation can enable sub-central governments to provide better public services for households and firms, while it can also make inter-governmental frameworks more complex, harming equity. The challenges of fiscal federalism are multi-faceted and involve difficult trade-offs. This synthesis paper consolidates much of the OECD's work on fiscal federalism over the past 15 years, with a particular focus on OECD Economic Surveys. The paper identifies a range of good practices on the design of country policies and institutions related to strengthening fiscal capacity, delineating responsibilities across levels of government and improving intergovernmental co-ordination.

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“…Regional revenues consist of block grants and activity-based funding from the central government and the municipalities. In addition, to ensure that the local government reform would not result in changes in the distribution of the cost burden between the municipalities, the grant and equalisation system was reformed to take into account the new distribution of tasks (Blöchliger and Vammalle, 2012) (see Danish Ministry for Economic Affairs and the Interior, 2014, for further details on governance). The reform sought to primarily improve the quality of municipal services, but also to address efficiency concerns (e.g.…”

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OECD Reviews of School Resources: Denmark 2016

Nusche¹,

Radinger²,

Falch³

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This work is published on the responsibility of the Secretary-General of the OECD. The opinions expressed and arguments employed herein do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Organisation or of the governments of its member countries.This document and any map included herein are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area. Corrigenda to OECD publications may be found on line at: www.oecd.org/about/publishing/corrigenda.htm. © OECD 2016You can copy, download or print OECD content for your own use, and you can include excerpts from OECD publications, databases and multimedia products in your own documents, presentations, blogs, websites and teaching materials, provided that suitable acknowledgment of the source and copyright owner is given. All requests for public or commercial use and translation rights should be submitted to rights@oecd.org. Requests for permission to photocopy portions of this material for public or commercial use shall be addressed directly to the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) at info@copyright.com or the Centre français d'exploitation du droit de copie (CFC) at contact@cfcopies.com. Nusche, D. et al. (2016) Please cite this publication as: Denmark was one of the countries which opted to participate in the country review strand and host a visit by an external review team. The scope for analysis in this report includes public primary and lower secondary education (Folkeskole). Members of the review team were Deborah Nusche (OECD), Thomas Radinger (OECD), Torberg Falch (Norwegian University of Science and Technology), and Bruce Shaw (Ontario Ministry of Education). Deborah Nusche co-ordinated the review between May 2014 and January 2016 and Thomas Radinger co-ordinated the review between February and October 2016. The biographies of the members of the review team are provided in Annex B. This publication is the report of the review team. It provides, from an international perspective, an independent analysis of major issues facing the use of school resources in Denmark, current policy initiatives, and possible future approaches. The report serves three purposes: i) to provide insights and advice to the Danish education authorities; ii) to help other countries understand the Danish approach to the use of school resources; and iii) to provide input for the thematic comparative reports of the OECD School Resources Review. The involvement of Denmark in the OECD review was co-ordinated by Jon Jespersen, Senior Advisor in the Division for Evidence Informed Policy and Practice in Day Care and Education of the Agency for Education and Quality, in collaboration with Jørn Skovsgaard, Senior Advisor in the Division for International Affairs of the Danish Ministry for Children, Education and Gender Equality. An important part of the involvement of Denmark was the preparation of a comprehensive and informative Country Background Report (CBR) on school resou...

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“…The central government assumed a stronger role in nature and environmental planning. Finally, responsibility for culture was transferred to the central government (in practice, subsidising a number of private cultural institutions of national character) (Blöchliger and Vammalle, 2012;.…”

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