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BUDGET CENTRALIZATION AND DECENTRALIZATION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION’S PUBLIC FINANCES: APPROACHES TO THE DEFINITION

https://doi.org/10.34822/2312-3419-2022-2-60-69

Abstract

The federal structure of the state is based on the fiscal federalism. Despite the many views on the definition itself, the primary discussion is focused on budget centralization and decentralization. The article clarifies some interrelated terms, shows their controversial nature in regulatory legal acts, identi-fies the author’s view on certain terms. The term “expanded” consolidated budget is introduced. It includes budgets of extrabudgetary funds. When calculating with this term as a dominator, the level of budget cen-tralization is increased by 1‒3 % and that of budget decentralization is decreased. Approaches to assess the level of budget centralization and decentralization are proposed. They include assessment of (1) the degree of revenue powers assigned to the federal budget; (2) the amount of real disposable income by the federal government; (3) the level of “independence” of budgets, i.e. the ability to cover expenditure obligations at the expense of tax and non-tax revenues; (4) expenditure powers imple-mented through territorial budgets. The calculation shows that, in general, the level of centralization of the budget system of the Russian Federation is about 90 %, which is quite high. However, this value has been decreasing over 10 years. The calculations using the second approach show that the level of centralization is slightly lower – about 64 %. However, this approach does not lead to conclusions on the revenue powers assigned to different levels of the budget. The study identifies the following changes in values during the pandemic period: a decrease in the level of centralization of budgets by 3 % in 2020 resulting from a shortfall in oil and gas and other tax reve-nues; a decrease in the level of independence of territorial budgets by 14 % due to an increase in expenditure obligations. However, a different outcome develops when calculating the level of decentralization according to the approach (4), which provides both no dramatic changes, even in 2020, and smoothing due to the allo-cation of inter-budget transfers.

About the Authors

A. E. Sudakova
Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg
Russian Federation

Candidate of Sciences (Econo–mics), Associate Professor, Senior Researcher

E-mail: ae.sudakova@gmail.com



G. A. Agarkov
Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg
Russian Federation

Doctor of Sciences (Economics), Professor, Chief Researcher



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Sudakova A.E., Agarkov G.A. BUDGET CENTRALIZATION AND DECENTRALIZATION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION’S PUBLIC FINANCES: APPROACHES TO THE DEFINITION. Surgut State University Journal. 2022;(2 (36)):60-69. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.34822/2312-3419-2022-2-60-69

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