Financial study about public finance of Belgian Communities and Regions, budgetary analysis and prospects of the federate entities of Belgium (horizon of time 10 years) and comparisons of the public spending of Communities and Regions

Duration

since 1998

Keywords

Communautés, Régions, simulations, budget, dépenses, recettes, soldes, endettement, comparaison, évolution, perspectives

Description

First, the research consists in analysing the current public finance for each Community and Region. The evolution of public finance is observed from 2001 until current year. Several forecasts of these budgetary prospects are realised (t+10 years). Second, public spending in Communities and Regions are compared between them. Third, the research inspects public finance of the Regions en terms of self-financing. The evolution of regional taxes is examined from 2001 until current year. This analyse contents a budgetary part as well as a statutory part in the light of the regional legislations.

The research provides an estimation of budgetary margins (positive or negative) of Communities and Regions under various assumptions. We make use of the tool for simulations developed for several years at the Centre. The first simulation is equivalent to an "unchanged policy" situation. We then introduce impacts of changes en terms of spending or earnings.

Research unit(s)

• Centre de recherches en Economie Régionale et Politique Economique (CERPE)
• Department of Economic Science (EECO)

Research theme(s)

• Fiscal Federalism, Public Finance of the Federal State, Regions and Communities
• Economic policy and regional economics

Staff

Chairperson(s)
Robert DESCHAMPS	Leader	081/724863
Academic staff
Alexandre DE STREEL	Professor	081/724857
Research staff
Emilie HERMANS	Researcher	081/724816
Valérie SCHMITZ	Researcher	081/724827
Bastien SCORNEAU	Researcher	081/724816

Staff (finished contracts)

Chairperson(s)
Jean-Charles JACQUEMIN	Leader	081/724834
Research staff
Sebastien BASTAITS	Researcher
Jean-Benoit CHARLES	Researcher
Vinciane DERMIEN	Researcher
Julie DUBOIS	Researcher
Catherine MELARD	Researcher
Michael VAN DEN KERKHOVE	Researcher
Géraldine WEICKMANS	Researcher
Celine JANSSENS	Researcher	081/725822

Publications (54)

Serial

Contracts

• Communauté Française, Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche scientifique
• Communauté Française, Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche scientifique