Transferimi i Granteve dhe Mbikëqyrja Financiare në Lituani
Grants Transfer and Financial Oversight in Lithuania

Author(s): Mark Chandler
Subject(s): Governance, Public Administration, Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: ASET Albanian Socio - Economic Think - Tank
Keywords: Local Administration; Local Government; Grants
Summary/Abstract: Lithuanian local government operates in a rapidly changing environment. The structure of Lithuanian local government finances is also under constant review. Over the ten years of transition, changes have been made to the number of levels of local government, the number of municipalities, the taxes used to finance local government, and the types of grants paid by the state to municipalities. These changes continue to this day, with a rather radical reorganization of municipal funds in 2002. Lithuania is a country of 3.5 million inhabitants, a size similar to Ireland. Its current government is composed of a center-left coalition of Social Democrats and Social Liberals, and the next parliamentary elections are due in 2004. All major parties in Lithuania are committed to the goals of EU and NATO membership.

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