Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0
Author-Name: Ya. Danilova
Author-Email: ydanilova@gmail.com
Author-Workplace-Name: Finance Ministry of the Russian Federation
Author-Name: Alexey M. Lavrov
Author-Email: Aleksei.Lavrov@minfin.ru
Author-Workplace-Name: National Research University Higher School of Economics
Author-Name: Vladislav V. Onischenko
Author-Email: onischenko@ac.gov.ru
Author-Workplace-Name: Analytical Center for the Government of the Russian Federation
Author-Name: Elena V. Pokatovich
Author-Email: epokatovich@hse.ru
Author-Workplace-Name: National Research University Higher School of Economics
Title: Stimulation of the Sub-national Authorities in Realization of the Fiscal Reforms: Russian Experience
Abstract: This article is focused on the Russian experience in fiscal reforms stimulation at sub-national (regional and municipal) level in 2001–2014. The evolution of the performance based grant systems (PBGS) in Russia by the example of the Fund for Reforming of Regional Finance, the Federal Fund for Reforming of Regional and Municipal Finance and subsidies to the realization of the regional programs of public spending effectiveness increase. The author draws a conclusion that a program for fiscal reforms competition support has achieved its goals by providing the comprehensive standards expansion and sub-national finance management methods. Moreover, the article offers the future development directions for the fiscal reforms in Russia.
Classification-JEL:
Keywords: fiscal reforms, sub-national governments, management of regional and municipal finance, grants, the performance based grant systems
Journal: Finansovyj žhurnal — Financial Journal
Pages: 5-25
Issue: 5
Year: 2015
Month: October
File-URL: http://www.nifi.ru/images/FILES/Journal/Archive/2015/5/stastyi/01.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf 
Handle: RePEc:fru:finjrn:150501:p:5-25