Fiscal gaps: improving federal relations in Arg.

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Fiscal gaps: improving federal relations in Arg.

	Summary The project includes the estimation of the cost per capita of public goods provision in each province in order to assess the rationality of the current tax-sharing mechanism.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The enactment of a new law to govern the fiscal relationships between Federal Government and the provinces is a stalled duty provided for by the 1994 Argentine Constitution. Nevertheless, the presence of opposite interests obstacles the discussion. We believe that the achievement of this project can constitute an important element to advance in this issue. The Executive Branch, Provinces and Parliament would be interested in the completion of the project.

Activities

a) To measure the cost per capita of public goods provision; b) To measure the tax collection capacity of each province; c) To estimate the fiscal gap and compare it with the current tax-sharing mechanism.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The goal of the project is to quantify a tax-sharing mechanism based on the fiscal gaps –difference between the cost per capita of public goods provision and the tax collection capacity of each province.

Project Message

Argentina has to consolidate its development. According to Amartya Sen's definition, this implies "the expansion of each individual's capacity to lead the life he values and is right in valuing".
- Martín Lousteau, Economy Team's program fundamental.