Encouraging Sub-National government Efficiency in Hungary

Alessandro Goglio

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

关键词: public services;    Hungary;    sub-national government;    public procurement;   

DOI  :  https://doi.org/10.1787/145235611081

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: OECD iLibrary

【 摘 要 】

Hungary's counties and municipalities face difficult challenges. Participation in cost-cutting structural reforms initiated by the central government means cutbacks to administrative overheads and tough decisions in public services. At the same time, there are also challenges in modernising local infrastructures and in making full use of the EU funds for development projects. This paper first looks at how meeting these challenges can be helped by better budgeting, in particular regarding the transparency and oversight of accounts. Financing arrangements are also examined and this reveals a general problem of complexity. Assessment of spending responsibilities suggests room for improving the roles of counties and regions and a need for cutbacks in central-government influence on service provision and public-sector wages at the local level.