Ebook: Intergovernmental Transfers for Environmental Infrastructure : Lessons from Armenia, the Russian Federation and Ukraine.
Author: OECD
- Tags: Environment, Finance and Investment, Intergovernmental fiscal relations -- Ukraine, Sewage -- Economic aspects -- Ukraine, Water-supply -- Economic aspects -- Armenia, Intergovernmental fiscal relations -- Economic aspects -- Armenia, Intergovernmental fiscal relations -- Economic aspects -- Russia (Federation), Intergovernmental fiscal relations -- Economic aspects -- Ukraine, Water-supply -- Economic aspects -- Russia (Federation), Water-supply -- Economic aspects -- Ukraine, Sewage, Political Science, La
- Series: Environmental finance Intergovernmental transfers for environmental infrastructure
- Year: 2006
- Publisher: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- City: Paris
- Language: English
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This report draws on three detailed case studies in Eastern Europe, the Caucases and Central Asia (EECCA), and on the experience of OECD countries to provide guidance on how transfers from central budgets to local authorities could be designed to finance environmental infrastructures in transition economies. Ideally, the costs of water supply and sanitation should be covered by user charges. However, the high Read more...