Fiscal federalism, subsidiarity and the EU budget review

Iain Begg

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Abstract: Against the backdrop of the review of the EU budget currently in progress, this paper revisits the academic literature on multi-level public finance and analyses to what extent theory can inform the discussion on budget reform. The answer may seem dis-heartening, in so far as the exploration reveals that theory does not provide a conclusive roadmap for reform. However, the paper argues that Europe is facing hard political choices that must be based on a serious discussion of what we want the EU to be and to do.

JEL-codes: E6 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-04
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