Выпускная квалификационная работа (магистерская диссертация) посвящена исследованию формирования и исполнения бюджета муниципального образования с целью разработки предложений по его совершенствованию. Необходимость научного исследования заключается в разработке методических положений и рекомендаций по увеличению доходов местных бюджетов и повышению эффективности расходования бюджетных средств муниципального образования. Актуальность научного исследования заключается в том, что большое значение приобретает организация бюджетного процесса на муниципальном уровне и стимулирование органов местного самоуправления к ускорению темпов экономического роста. / Final qualification work (master thesis) is devoted to study formation and execution of the budget of the municipal formation with the purpose of developing proposals for its improvement. The need for scientific research consists in the development of methodological provisions and recommendations for increasing the incomes of local budgets and increasing the efficiency of spending budgetary funds of the municipality. The relevance of scientific research lies in the fact that the organization of the budgetary process at the municipal level and the encouragement of local self-government bodies to accelerate the rates of economic growth acquire great importance.

This thesis focuses on financial management of different size categories of municipalities, differences between them and their assessment. It is divided into two parts: theoretical-methodological part and following analytical part. The former one focuses on the status and functions of municipal government in the public administration system of Czech Republic, both currently and in terms of historical development that preceded the present state and also affected it. Furthermore, this part focuses on general financial management of municipalities in the Czech Republic, shows the structure of municipal budgets and their development in recent years. It also introduces the issue of budgetary tax allocation, which focuses on its development from the 90th years of the 20th century and planned changes in the future. The analytical part is then focused more on differences in the financial management of different size categories of municipalities. Based on the findings of research reports assesses the development undergone by the financial management of different size categories in the years 2006 -- 2010, where it focuses particularly on small municipalities that are often discussed as problematical in terms of their efficiency. Part of the analytical work is formed by author's own analysis of revenue and expenditure side of budgets of selected three municipalities in the years 2006 -- 2010 in terms of their structure and development in the reporting period. The municipalities were chosen to represent smaller municipalities (201 -- 1 000 inhabitants), medium-sized towns (10 001 -- 20 000 inhabitants) and also large towns (50 0001 -- 100 000 inhabitants). Subsequently, the data for each municipality are compared with each other, with an average of municipalities throughout the whole republic, as well as with the average of the appropriate size category to which a given municipality belongs to. In order to be able to compare the data and in order to eliminate any fluctuations between years, all the data are used in average numbers and in the per capita form.

Il primo capitolo offre un sommario della letteratura teorica ed empirica relative ai cicli di bilancio a livello nazionale e locale, iniziando dai primi cicli politici di bilancio detti “tradizionali” fino ad arrivare ai modelli detti di “political agency”. Viene discusso il filone di letteratura che scaturisce da quest’ultimo tipo di modellistica, cominciando dai primi modelli di segnalazione fino ai più recenti modelli teorici sull’effetto di selezione e di disciplina svolto dalle elezioni politiche. Un’enfasi particolare viene data alla rassegna dei test empirici basati su quest’ultimo tipo di modellistica e, in particolare, sul nesso tra decentralizzazione e trasparenza a livello locale. Il secondo capitolo è incentrato sulle tematiche del ciclo elettorale relativo alla tassazione e alla spese in un campione di comuni italiani. Le stime econometriche indicano un forte ciclo elettorale relativo alla tassa comunale sugli immobili (ICI) e, utilizzando le predizioni teoriche dei modelli a informazione incompleta sul differente comportamento dei sindaci che possono correre per un secondo turno e di quelli che sono invece impossibilitati a ricandidarsi, viene mostrato come i sindaci al primo turno che possono ricandidarsi manipolano in maniera più intensa l’imposta comunale sugli immobili applicata alla prima casa. Le stime effettuate sul comportamento differente dei sindaci con limite di mandato e senza limite di mandato, relative alle scelte di tassazione applicate alla base imponibile ICI ordinaria, indicano pure la presenza di un effetto di disciplina di partito. Questo capitolo, inoltre, compie un passo avanti rispetto a precedenti stime sui cicli elettorali fondati solo sulla dinamica delle spese correnti e in conto capitale senza tenere in considerazione la natura di competenza o cassa delle poste di bilancio corrispondenti. Sono presentate alcune evidenze in merito all’esistenza di un ciclo elettorale nella spesa in conto capitale registrata in contabilità come di cassa. Viene fornito anche un test econometrico sull’effetto dei vincoli del patto di stabilità interno sui comportamenti di spesa dei comuni. Nell’ultimo capitolo, sono ulteriormente approfonditi i risultati presentati nel secondo capitolo relativi alle scelte differenti dei comuni sulle aliquote ICI ordinaria e prima casa, esplorando il nesso tra cicli opportunistici razionali e trasparenza degli strumenti fiscali. Viene presentato un modello formale a informazione incompleta che predice come gli incentivi politici per usare due diversi strumenti fiscali possono essere diversi, a seconda delle caratteristiche di trasparenza annesse ai medesimi strumenti. Le predizioni teoriche sottoposte a stima empirica sono le seguenti: 1) i sindaci al primo mandato utilizzano maggiormente l’addizionale IRPEF introdotta per i comuni nel 1999 rispetto ai sindaci che non possono più correre; 2) il turnover politico dovrebbe diminuire dopo la riforma che ha introdotto l’addizionale IRPEF e, in particolare, per i sindaci che usano maggiormente tale strumento; 3) la riforma dovrebbe agevolare la decisione dei sindaci di correre per un secondo mandato, essendo agevolata la probabilità di rielezione. I test empirici presentati utilizzando un campione di comuni italiani confermano le predizioni teoriche contenute nel modello. / The first chapter reviews the theoretical and empirical literature about political budget cycles at national and local level, starting from earlier traditional political business cycles models to political agency models. This last strand of literature is discussed, starting from earlier signalling models to the more recent advancements in theoretical predictions about the selection and disciplining effect of elections on politicians. A particular emphasis is given to the full review of empirical tests based on political agency models predictions about the links between accountability and decentralization, especially at the local level. The second chapter focuses on the issues of electoral cycles in taxes and expenditures for a sample of Italian municipalities. Econometric estimates show a strong electoral cycle on municipal property tax, and extending political agency models' implications about the differences in tax-setting behavior between first- and second-term mayors, evidence is shown of a stronger electoral manipulation of property rates applied to main residence tax base when mayors run for re-election. Estimation of property tax rates' sensitivity to term-limited mayors' fiscal behaviors also uncovers a party discipline effect on tax rates applied to business and non homeowner property tax base. Furthermore, this chapter goes beyond previous econometric estimates of expenditure cycles focusing solely on the dynamics of current and capital expenditures without taking into account the basis on which outlays are recorded in local budgets. Some preliminary evidence points to the existence of an electoral cycle in cash-recorded budgetary investment outlays. An econometric test on the effect of formal expenditures restraints on municipal spending behaviors concludes the chapter. In the last chapter, results from the second chapter relative to business and main residence property tax rates’ choices are further investigated, exploring the link between opportunistic rational cycles and accountability of tax instruments. A formal political agency model predicts that the political incentives for using the two different property taxes may be different, according to their level of transparency. Three empirically testable implications derives from theoretical predictions: 1) first-term mayors should use a local income tax surcharge, introduced in 1999 in Italy, more than second-term mayors; 2) political turnover should be lower following the reform, and in particular for mayors using more the local income tax surcharge and 3) the reform might also affect the decision to run again by mayors, as it should be easier to get re-elected after the reform. Empirical estimates using a sample of Italian municipalities are presented, confirming theoretical predictions of the model.

The main goal of this diploma thesis is the analysis of political influences on a municipal budget in municipality Kamenický Šenov. Thanks to solving problems of municipal budgets, it is possible to analyze relationship of political decisions and municipal budget. Most of political science's dissertations focus on elections, voting systems or mayor's election, but the question of influence of political relationship on municipal budget is not in public interest. This topic is very important, but unfortunately neglected. This diploma thesis is divided into four chapters. The first three chapters theoretically embed this work. The first chapter introduces the horizontal typology of the municipal systems, public administration, fiscal federalism, incomes and expenses of municipalities and formation of the municipal budget in France and Sweden. The third chapter is dedicated to the Czech Republic and it proceeds from the structure of the first chapter. The fourth chapter of this work is arranged as the unique case study of municipality Kamenický Šenov. The municipality Kamencký Šenov has been ruled by a coalition of KSČM and ČSSD from 1998 to 2009; in 2002 a new member SNK Naše město joined this coalition. This coalition stood up for investment policy, which is represented by the construction of the...

Структура магистерской диссертации включает в себя введение, три главы, заключение, список использованных источников и приложения. Первая глава посвящена теоретическим основам формирования и исполнения бюджета муниципального образования. Во второй главе проведен анализ доходной части бюджета муниципального образования (на примере города Ноябрьска). В третьей главе определяются проблемы формирования и исполнения доходной части бюджета муниципального образования и предлагаются рекомендации по устранению выявленных проблем. В заключении содержатся основные выводы по теме исследования. / The structure of the master's thesis includes an introduction, three chapters, a conclusion, a list of sources used and appendices. The first chapter is devoted to the theoretical foundations of the formation and execution of the municipal budget. In the second chapter, the analysis of the revenue part of the municipal budget is carried out (on the example of the city of Noyabrsk). The third chapter defines the problems of formation and execution of the revenue part of the municipal budget and offers recommendations for eliminating the identified problems. The conclusion contains the main conclusions on the topic of the study.

Целью работы является совершенствование методического подхода к оценке финансовой устойчивости бюджета муниципального образования. В основе методического подхода к интегральной оценке финансовой устойчивости бюджета муниципального образования – показатели сбалансированности, финансовой независимости, бюджетной устойчивости, направленности бюджетной политики и долговой зависимости бюджета. Разработанный методический подход позволяет комплексно оценить финансовое состояние муниципального бюджета в динамике и предложить пути улучшения бюджетной устойчивости по каждому направлению. / The aim of the work is to improve the methodical approach to the assessment of financial sustainability of the municipal budget. The methodical approach to the integral assessment of financial sustainability of the municipal budget is based on the indicators of balance, financial independence, budget sustainability, direction of budget policy and debt dependence of the budget. The developed methodical approach makes it possible to comprehensively assess the financial condition of the municipal budget in dynamics and suggest ways to improve budget sustainability in each direction.