LOCAL AUTHORITIES’ ECONOMIC ATTRIBUTIONS IN THE LIGHT OF THE ROMANIAN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

Abstract

This study presents the newest legislative regulations regarding the financial and economic attributions of the Romanian administrative local authorities. In the middle of the summer of 2019 the Romanian administrative law area was enriched by the Administrative Code. This new comprehensive act, containing more than 600 articles, regulates the organization of local public administration and the general rules applied to local autonomy. Local public administration is one of the important sectors of state administration. Through public administration, state achieves its goals, respecting legal regulations. Local authorities - city councils and mayors – must manage in the name and interest of local collectivities the public business and resources.

Keywords

• local administrative authorities
• local autonomy
• local finances
• local budgets
• financial autonomy
• city councils
• mayors