DECENTRALIZATION AND REVENUES ISSUES IN ALBANIAN LOCAL GOVERNANCE

Abstract

The decentralization process has been and yet is the most contested one even nowadays, independently from the political consensus
performance shown until now. This is not a simple issue it is deeper and more complex. Albanian case is very interesting to be studied
especially in the context of amendments done to the law of Local Government in the aspect of assuring proper revenues by local
government to better meet the needs and please the citizens. The following study tries to give an overview of the decentralization process
in revenues context in order to conclude with some recommendation on a better and more productive decentralization process.  Through
an overview of  the amendments on the law of  Local taxes it is come u with the idea that these amendments will have  a negative impact
on the Local Government Unit budget. 
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