Nigerian state therefore created local government as the third tier of government whose objective is to ensure effective‚ measurable and efficient service delivery to the people. Local government is faced with various difficulties. The major concern of this paper is to dwell on these difficulties and illuminates the factors that are responsible for them. In achieving this‚ the paper relies on descriptive approach and unstructured interview. It concludes that problems of local government are multifarious
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE AND THE CHALLENGES OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS BY TOMORI M. ADIJOLOLA lolatomori@yahoo.com BEING A PAPER PRESENTED AT: THE WORKSHOP ON PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCING ORGANISED BY: MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMETN AND CHIEFTAINCY MATTERS IN COLLABORATION WITH MESSRS WALE ADENIYI PARTNERSHIP MARCH 2009 LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE AND THE CHALLENGES OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS 1.0 INTRODUCTION As the biggest economic recession in 70 years continues to undermine
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Brief Historical Background of Local government System in Nigeria Regardless of nomenclature‚ local government is a creation of British colonial rule in Nigeria. It has overtime experienced change in name‚ structure and composition. Between 1930s and 1940s‚ for instance‚ local government was known as chief-in-council and chief-and-council‚ where traditional rulers were given pride of place in the scheme of things. In the 1950s‚ election was introduced according to the British model in the western
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Law No. 25 of 1999 on Financial Balance of the Central Government and the Regions‚ and the rules for its implementation in particular Regulation Number 105 Year 2000 on the Financial Management and Accountability of the starting fiscal year 2001‚ there has been a renewal in financial management area. With this autonomy‚ the area is given broad authority to take care of their own household with minimal government intervention. Local governments have the right and authority to use the vast financial
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The State University of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation Project Proposal Local Government in the Russian Federation Author: Viktoria Faculty of Public Administration Research supervisor: O.Kalugina Moscow 2012 Intoduction. Abstract. The
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INTRODUCTION Local government areas are suppose to be the engines of national development. A quite rural community grows into a busting city‚ and the local leaders makes this possible. In an ideal and well developed nations of the world‚ when people are tired of living in the cities they retire or relocate to rural communities where life is less strenuous. However‚ the opposite is the case in Nigeria; living in a rural community is difficult because nothing works as it should. People are subjected
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The local government debt Abstract: As China’s economy has increasingly grown at an incredible high speed about average 9.8% gain every year before the 2008 financial‚ and china has became the world second-largest economy. Local government plays an important role in keeping such a rapid growth through the large amount of investment. However‚ the local government debt has increased substantially‚ following the growth of total economy. And the problems and potential troubles brought by the local
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS’ PERFOMANCE AND PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY IN UGANDA MUKONO DISTRICT COUNCIL SCORE-CARD REPORT 2009/2010 LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS’ PERFOMANCE AND PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY IN UGANDA MUKONO DISTRICT COUNCIL SCORE-CARD REPORT 2009/2010 Lillian Muyomba-Tamale Godber W. Tumushabe Ivan Amanigaruhanga Viola Bwanika-Semyalo Emma Jones ACODE Policy Research Series No. 45‚ 2011 1 LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS’ PERFOMANCE AND PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY IN UGANDA 2
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THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES BOOK II LOCAL TAXATION AND FISCAL MATTERS TITLE ONE. – LOCAL GOVERNMENT TAXATION CHAPTER 1. – GENERAL PROVISIONS SECTION 128. Scope − The provision herein shall govern the exercise by provinces‚ cities‚ municipalities‚ and Barangays of their taxing and other revenue−raising powers. SECTION 129. Power to Create Source of Revenue − Each local government unit shall exercise its power to create its own sources of revenue and to levy taxes‚ fees‚ and
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY IN NIGERIA; A NEED FOR CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM "The basic irony between the U.S system and ours is that; while the various forms of local government are working wonders even when they are not mentioned anywhere in the U.S constitution; complaints over the failings of the Local Governments abound here even when they are entrenched in and catered for by
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