Finance of Low-Urbanized Territories as an Integral Part of the Public Finance System

Abstract

The article analyses the historical preconditions for the formation and development of local finances. Diverse directions of development of local finances in different countries, in different economic systems, are identified. The signs of public finances at the level of low-urbanized territories in modern conditions are formulated. it is proved that the formation of local finance subsystem as a component of public finance cannot be considered in isolation from the processes of formation of local self-government: the subjectivity of local authorities itself, whose decisions should have an overwhelming influence on the current socio-economic processes in a community and determine strategic priorities for its development, cannot be implemented without proper financial support.