scholarly journals Transparency of Public and Local Finances: Foreign Experience

2020 ◽  
pp. 18-30
Author(s):  
INNA O. SHKOLNYK ◽  
NATALIIA G. VYHOVSKA ◽  
YULIIA S. HAVRYSH ◽  
ANDRII O. IVANCHENKO
Keyword(s):  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
The State ◽  
Budget Process ◽  
State Budget ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Public Finances ◽  
Information Portal ◽  
Foreign Experience ◽  
The Republic ◽  
State And Local

In modern conditions, the role of transparency of both public and local finances is growing significantly, which is a tool to increase the efficiency of financial resources, which confirms the analysis of Ukrainian and foreign studies. In Ukraine, the level of transparency is improving every year and as of 2019 is assessed by international organizations as the minimum allowable. At the same time, the level of transparency of local budgets differs significantly in different regions. To improve the situation and implement best practices in the field of transparency of public finances at both the state and local levels, it is important to analyze the foreign experience of those countries that are leaders in ratings of transparency of public authorities and transparency of the budget process. The paper analyzes the experience of the Office of the Public Accountant of Texas (USA), the Treasury of New Zealand, and the Treasury of the Republic of South Africa, which according to the open budget rating provided by the International Budget Partnership are among the 10 most transparent countries. Analysis of the content of the information portal of the Texas Public Accounts Controller Office showed a separate section “Transparency” with a detailed presentation of information in terms of key blocks of revenues and expenditures, state budget and finances, information on the formation and use of funds in all localities, information on budget deficit as well as information on transparency at the level of individual settlements, school districts, etc. A comparative analysis with the state of transparency of Ukrainian government agencies responsible for the development and implementation of fiscal policy and identifies weaknesses and strengths in terms of their transparency. It is established that the openness of the process of using public finances in Ukraine is gradually increasing, while the positions in the world transparency rating are also improving. However, the conceptual difference between building sites in the countries analyzed is that they report to taxpayers in a form that is accessible to them, rather than simply covering available information without comment or explanation. Keywords: open budget, participation, public finances, rating, fiscal policy.

scholarly journals CURRENT STATE OF TRANSPARENCY OF PUBLIC FINANCES OF UKRAINE

2020 ◽  
pp. 182-190
Author(s):  
I. Shkolnyk ◽  
O. Miroshnichenko ◽  
Yu. Havrysh ◽  
A. Ivanchenko
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
The State ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Budget Process ◽  
Positive Trend ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Public Finances ◽  
The Public ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Government

Transparency in public finances is one of the main features of a mature democratic society, as well as one of the main tools for reducing corruption in the country. The level of transparency in the formation and use of budget funds at the state and local levels affects the effectiveness of financial policy in the country. Therefore, the purpose of the study is to determine the current state of transparency in the formation of the state budget of Ukraine. The article conducted a comprehensive study of the level of transparency of public finances at the macro level. The dynamics of changes in the qualitative level of transparency of legislative and executive bodies during the period of Ukraine's participation in the international organization of monitoring the publicity of the government before the public is analyzed. In particular, the authors analyzed the dynamics of the budget openness index in comparison with other countries and the integrated assessment of budget transparency for the period from 2008 to 2019. In addition, the level of public participation in budget formation at different stages of the budget process was studied. There is a positive trend of improving the level of openness of public authorities in Ukraine in the formation and use of public finances. This, in turn, is part of a global trend. The article presents a description of the main documents that serve as indicators of informing the public about the state of the budget, the level of its implementation, the formation of the budget for future periods and the budget process in general. It is determined that the system of transparent and accessible public accountability for the formation and use of public finances has not been formed yet. The results of the study can be the basis for developing measures to increase the level of transparency of public authorities in Ukraine. According to the study, a high level of transparency becomes the basis for public support for the government, provided that the government does not abuse its powers, or conversely becomes an incentive for active public participation in political and economic life to improve or change government. According to the results of the research, a system of measures of priority importance is proposed.

scholarly journals On the Issue of Improving Remuneration System in Budget Organizations of the Republic of Kazakhstan

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 17-30
Author(s):  
S. K. Baidybekova
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The State ◽  
State Budget ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
The People ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Labor Resources ◽  
Key Staff

Budget organizations are created by public authorities, they are non-profit organizations whose activities are related to the provision of various types of services. They are financed by the state budget on the basis of financing plans of higher-level organizations. The main goal of budget organizations is the implementation of socio-cultural, managerial, scientific and technical projects, non-commercial in nature, which and funded by the state budget. The article describes the peculiarities of accounting in budget organizations and analyzes the implementation of an individual financing plan, provides a vertical analysis of the remuneration of key staff of an enterprise, along with the analysis of the number and quality of the staff and its movement in a budget organization. The purpose of the research is to determine the features of accounting and analysis of wages and salaries in budget organizations. To achieve this goal, the tasks were set to determine, on the basis of the analysis, the degree of supply of high-qualified specialists in budget organization; if an organization’s human resources are used effectively and efficiently; to identify the urgent problems in labor accounting and analysis of wages; to develop the main ways to improve accounting processes and increase the efficiency of the use of labor resources in budget organizations. Various research methods were used such as comparative, statistical methods and a structural analysis. In the context of globalization of the economy, the effective and rational use of personnel has a direct impact on the well-being of the people, labor productivity of employees of enterprises of all forms of ownership, including budget organizations. The article proposes the methodology to assess the effectiveness of labor resources within each structural unit, as well as for each employee personally by applying such methods as questioning, testing, appraisal interviews and others. The problems of accounting and analysis at enterprises in the context of international financial reporting standards are currently relevant, consequently it is necessary to work further to improve the organization of accounting and analysis of staff remuneration in budget organizations.

scholarly journals The crime article – misuse of budget funds, for budget expenditures or provision of credits from the budget without determined budget purposes or with their excess

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-134
Author(s):  
Tetyana Leonenko ◽  
Dmytro Shyyan ◽  
Olha Shyyan
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Code ◽  
The State ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
State Budget ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Minimum Income ◽  
Legal Literature ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Autonomous Republic

An attempt has been made to determine the crime article – misuse of budget funds, for budget expenditures or provision of credits from the budget without determined budget purposes or with their excess, on the basis of the analysis of scientific views, theoretical provisions and legislation on this problem. The crime article is an important place in the system of features of the composition of the article of crime, in particular, provided for in Article 210 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, since it is a mandatory feature of it. In the legal literature, the issue of criminal counteraction to the crime provided for in Article 210 Criminal Code of Ukraine has received some attention in the writings of scholars. At the same time, in their writings, this problem is debatable. The purpose of the article is to solve the problematic issues of determining the crime article – misuse of budget funds, for budget expenditures or provision of credits from the budget without determined budget purposes or with their excess, on the basis of the analysis of scientific views, theoretical provisions and legislation on this problem. The proposal to extend the crime under Article 210 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine is supported by means of state and local extrabudgetary funds, since they are not included in the State Budget of Ukraine and local budgets, but are similar in budgetary nature and use to the state finances. Given this, and the somewhat different concept of budgetary funds (budgetary funds) is contained in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Article 2 of the Budget Code of Ukraine, it is proposed to delete Note 1 to Article 210 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. It is proposed to consider the concept of the budget as a certain fund of relevant financial resources and to make corresponding changes in its definition, enshrined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Article 2 of the Budget Code of Ukraine: after the word “…budget – …” replace the word “plan of formation and use” with the word “fund”, and thus formulate this budget norm in the following wording: “…1) budget – fund of financial resources for providing tasks and functions, carried out respectively by public authorities, authorities of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, bodies of local self-government during the budget period…”. The legislator has fixed inflated indicators of large and especially large sizes, in the presence of which the actions qualify under Article 210 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which practically makes it impossible to apply this rule, which necessitates a reduction of the lower level of these sizes to 500 and 1000 times, respectively, exceeding the tax-free minimum income of citizens.

Effectiveness of Tax Policy of Ukraine: Evidence and Economy Implications

2020 ◽  
pp. 124-131
Author(s):  
Olena P. Slavkova ◽  
Oksana I Zhilinska ◽  
Maksym Palienko
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Tax Evasion ◽  
Tax Policy ◽  
The State ◽  
State Budget ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
State Tax ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Tax Payments

The article deals with the peculiarities of the formation and implementation of tax policy in the country. The analysis of change of tax receipts to the state and local budgets is carried out. The role of tax payments in the economic development of the country is determined. The efficiency of the state tax policy in Ukraine is analyzed, its advantages and disadvantages are determined. The important role of tax payments in stimulating economic and social development is substantiated. The analysis of the elasticity of change of indicators of economic development of the country from the change of volume of tax receipts to the budget is carried out. The necessity of improving the existing policy of establishing, accrual, payment, and distribution of tax revenues as one of the most promising areas to stimulate economic growth is concluded. Keywords: tax policy, revenues, tax evasion, state budget, elasticity, economic development

scholarly journals Monitoring of the tourism industry as a means of improving the efficiency of state economy regulation

2020 ◽  
pp. 6-9
Author(s):  
Tetiana AVERIKHINA ◽  
Alina VLAIEVA
Keyword(s):  
Economic Effect ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
The State ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
State Budget ◽  
Tourism Management ◽  
State Economy ◽  
Independent Functions ◽  
The Republic

Introduction. The development of the tourism industry significantly affects the development of the country's economy as a whole. Its role is determined not only in the financial contribution, but also in stimulating other related industries that perform both ancillary and independent functions. The modern Ukrainian tourist market is undergoing many changes, so one of the current problems today is the use of effective tools for finding and systematizing the necessary information to forecast the development of the tourism industry. The purpose of the paper is to define the concept of monitoring the tourism industry as a means of improving the efficiency of state regulation of the economy, proving the importance of monitoring research, identifying problems of monitoring and ways to solve them. Results. The main purpose of tourism monitoring is to assess and forecast the state of tourism. Tourist services are localized and specialize in meeting the socio-economic needs of the population directly at the municipal level and are one of the main sources of funds coming to the state budget and ensure the reproduction of social infrastructure. In order to analyze trends in tourism and tourism in Ukraine, as well as assess the socio-economic effect of the implementation of measures of state support for domestic and inbound tourism, the central executive bodies of state regions of Ukraine, carrying out executive and administrative activities in tourism, the state of the tourism industry is being monitored. Given the large recreational and tourist potential in Ukraine, there is no full-fledged system of monitoring the market of tourist services by the state. This is due to the lack of an independent executive body in the field of tourism, endowed with certain powers, and a single system of statistical indicators of the market of tourist services. Modern statistics, both at the state and regional levels, do not give a complete picture of the state of tourism. Monitoring of tourist resources, objects of the tourist industry should give a clear picture of interaction of various branches of economy of the republic for the purposes of a complex estimation of directions of improvement and efficiency of functioning of the connected branches, exclusion of interbranch disproportions which negatively affect general development. Conclusion. To increase the growth rate of the tourism industry, the formation of a positive tourist image of the region, increase its visibility requires constant monitoring of the state and development of the tourism market. Monitoring will allow tracking the trends of the tourism market in the dynamics and promptly make changes to the developed programs and plans for the development of the tourism industry, develop recommendations for their adjustment, increase the effectiveness of tourism management.

scholarly journals Political clientelism in Serbian media - the case of the Tanjug news agency

Sociologija ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-95
Author(s):  
Smiljana Milinkov ◽  
Dinko Gruhonjic
Keyword(s):  
Legal Status ◽  
The State ◽  
State Agency ◽  
State Budget ◽  
News Agency ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Work ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Research Show ◽  
Political Clientelism

The paper problematizes the presence of political clientelism in the media in the Republic of Serbia. The aim of this research is to point out the examples of establishing mechanisms of clientelistic practice in the media, using the News agency Tanjug as an example. Three analytical categories, which are relevant for perceiving the problem of clientelism, have been included: regulatory framework, financial allocations from the state budget and the reporting of the news agency Tanjug. The results of the research show that the illegal functioning, the unsolved ownership issue, non-transparent financing and unprofessional reporting are characteristics of the media work of Tanjug agency. According to the law, the former state agency was scheduled to stop work by the end of 2015. However, Tanjug still, with unclear legal status and significant financial help from the state, publishes information, some of which were proven to be disinformation. The analysis of examples of unobjective and unprofessional reporting points out to the ignoring of public interest, in order to satisfy the particular interest of the governing political structure, which financially makes Tanjug?s functioning possible, in an illegal manner. This case represents a closed circle of interrelationships on the relation politics-economy-media, through which clientelism is defined, using quid pro quo practice.

scholarly journals Peran Negara dalam Perekonomian (Tinjauan Teoritis Kebijakan Fiskal dalam Ekonomi Islam)

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 288
Author(s):  
Syaakir Sofyan
Keyword(s):  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
The State ◽  
Public Welfare ◽  
Community Life ◽  
Economic Stability ◽  
State Budget ◽  
Policy Objective ◽  
Form Of Government ◽  
The Government ◽  
Distribution Of Income

Indonesia is a state based on law and adopts welfare. Thus, the state has an obligation and responsibility to realize public welfare as stated in the fourth paragraph of Undang-Undang Dasar (UUD) Negara Republik Indonesia 1945. In achieving these objectives, the government must play an important role in various aspects of community life, especially in the economy. One form of government intervention, namely in fiscal policy by adjusting the state revenues and expenditures in the state budget. In Islamic economics, fiscal policy objective is to create economic stability, high economic growth and equitable distribution of income, coupled with the other objectives contained in the rules of Islam

scholarly journals Home Finance - The Source of Improving Wellness of the Population

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (9S2) ◽  
pp. 706-708
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
Financial System ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
The State ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Public Finances ◽  
State Economy ◽  
The Social ◽  
Commodity Money

For a qualitative analysis of the state of modern society and financial relations prevailing in the financial system of our country, it is especially important to study issues related to attracting public finances to the state economy. The long process of developing commodity-money relations has radically changed the content of finance. If earlier in these relations the main and fundamental role was played by the monarchs, the state, as the owners of all property, then in the XX century. The main owners of valuables, including enterprises and firms, are citizens, and the state represented by public authorities acts as an intermediary and a consumer of redistributed wealth. Confirming this thesis, P. Drucker expressed that the main impetus of progress now comes not from the social structure, but from an individual, and the present time requires every person to take effective actions to transform not only society, but above all himself [1 ].

INFLUENCE OF THE TAX MECHANISM ON THE SOLUTION OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROBLEMS IN KAZAKHSTAN

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
М.Ж. Даниярова ◽  
С.Б. Глазунова ◽  
M. Daniyarova ◽  
S. Glazunova
Keyword(s):  
Small Businesses ◽  
Tax Policy ◽  
The State ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
State Budget ◽  
Tax System ◽  
Economic Problems ◽  
National Characteristics ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Tax Holidays

В статье отмечается, что действующая налоговая политика как регулятор экономики, не выполняет в полной мере своей стимулирующей функции. В этой связи возникает настоятельная необходимость исследования и анализа действия механизма функционирования налоговых отношений с позиции социально-экономических проблем в сочетании с национальными особенностями Казахстана, накопленным отечественным опытом налоговой политики и сложившейся модели хозяйствования. Авторами статьи отмечается, что, будучи материальными носителями налоговых отношений, рассматриваемые финансовые ресурсы, представляют собой находящиеся в руках государства и имеющие форму фондов денежных средств целевого назначения. Их размер выступает важной характеристикой экономического и социального развития страны, а рациональное использование во многом определяет темпы общественного прогресса. Проведен анализ динамики ВВП и объема промышленности, доходов государственного бюджета Республики Казахстан за 2011-2020 годы, налоговых поступлений и размера недоимки по видам налогов за ряд лет. Выделено, что основными направлениями совершенствования налогового механизма и налоговой системы должны быть: предоставление налоговых каникул для малого бизнеса, рассрочка уплаты НДС, снижение налогообложения на дивиденды и прибыль при продаже ценных бумаг, увеличение предельного объема годового оборота для перехода на упрощенную схему взимания налогов и др. В статье предложены конкретные рекомендации по увеличению доходной части государственного бюджета, совершенствованию налоговой системы Казахстана. The article notes that the current tax policy as a regulator of the economy does not fully fulfill its stimulating function. In this regard, there is an urgent need to study and analyze the operation of the mechanism of the functioning of tax relations from the standpoint of socio-economic problems in combination with the national characteristics of Kazakhstan, the accumulated domestic experience of tax policy and the established economic model. The authors of the article note that, being the material carriers of tax relations, the considered financial resources are in the hands of the state and in the form of funds of targeted funds. Their size is an important characteristic of the country's economic and social development, and their rational use largely determines the rate of social progress. The analysis of the dynamics of GDP and the volume of industry, revenues of the state budget of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2011-2020, tax revenues and the amount of arrears by types of taxes for a number of years is carried out. It is highlighted that the main directions of improving the tax mechanism and tax system should be: providing tax holidays for small businesses, payment by installments of VAT, reducing taxation on dividends and profits when selling securities, increasing the maximum volume of annual turnover for the transition to a simplified tax collection scheme, etc. The article offers specific recommendations for increasing the revenue side of the state budget, improving the tax system in Kazakhstan.

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