Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Nataliya V. Golovanova Author-Email: golovanova@nifi.ru Author-Workplace-Name: Financial Research Institute, Moscow, Russia Author-Name: Evgeniy A. Dombrovskiy Author-Email: e-dombrosvky@yandex.ru Author-Workplace-Name: State Civil Service Counsilor of the Russian Federation Title: Federal Center and Regions: Assignment of Powers Changes in 2005 - 2015 Abstract: The system of delineation of authority based on the Fiscal Federalism Development Strategy in the Russian Federation was introduced in 2005. However, the allocation of powers was not stable: the legislation was amended many times during the last ten years, which changed the volume of expenditure responsibilities. The paper presents an assessment of the monetary value of spending responsibilities transferred to regional authorities in 2005 - 2015 and its impact on the balance of the consolidated budget of the Russian Federation subjects. Classification-JEL: H61, H72, H77 Keywords: spending authority, delineation of authority, spending responsibilities, budget revenues, intergovernmental relations, vertical fiscal balance, consolidated budgets of the subjects of the Russian Federation. Journal: Finansovyj žhurnal — Financial Journal Pages: 41-51 Issue: 2 Year: 2016 Month: April File-URL: http://www.nifi.ru/images/FILES/Journal/Archive/2016/2/statyi_2/03.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:fru:finjrn:160203:p:41-51