Course: Municipal and Regional Finance

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Course title Municipal and Regional Finance
Course code UEV/FMRF
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Fišera Tomáš, Ing.
  • Provazníková Romana, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Development of self-government authorities and its structure. Local and regional governments and fiscal federalism. Budget, budget process and budget classification. Local and regional budget tax revenues. Local and regional budget non-tax revenues. Revenues of local and regional governments in the Czech Republic. Local and regional budget expenditures. Borrowing and debt financing. Property of municipalities and regions and its management. Establishing of organizations. Efficiency and economy of local and regional authorities and quality of their management.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Work-related activities
  • Contact teaching - 39 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 20 hours per semester
  • Data/material collection - 11 hours per semester
  • Preparation for a credit (assessment) - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 40 hours per semester
  • Team project - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation of a presentation (report) - 10 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course on Municipal and regional finance summarises the range of international practices in financing subnational governments - state, provincial and local. The course examines the elements of subnational government finance - the division of responsibility for public spending between levels of government, the allocation of direct revenue sources, grants, taxes and other revenues.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination, Work-related product analysis, Didactic test

The assignment is granted upon passing the final test and completing the seminar project. The concrete conditions and evaluation is delivered in details on the seminars.
Recommended literature
  • Kadeřábková, Jaroslava. Územní samospráva - udržitelný rozvoj a finance. Praha: Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7357-910-4.
  • Ministerstvo vnitra ČR. Klientsky orientovaná veřejná správa 2030. Koncepce rozvoje veřejné správy na období let 2021-2030. 2019.
  • Peková, J., Jetmar, M., Tóth, P. Veřejný sektor, teorie a praxe v ČR.. Praha: Walters Kluwer, 2019. ISBN 978-80-75982-09-4.
  • Provazníková, R. Financování měst obcí a regionů-teorie a praxe, 3. aktualizované a rozšířené vyd.. Praha: Grada, 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-5608-0.


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