DETERMINANTES DAS RECEITAS PRÓPRIAS EM UNIDADES SUBNACIONAIS: o caso dos municípios maranhenses

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the status of the management of own revenues in the municipalities of Maranhão, identifying some explanatory elements that can be associated with good fiscal management at the municipal level. Using the regression analysis, the study compares the Firjan Tax Management Index (IFGF) with five variables suggested as determining factors of the referred index, in this case, the level of income per capita, the number of companies per capita, the participation of the services provided by the private sector in the municipality's economy, the share of the urban population in relation to the total population and the participation of the public sector in the local economy. Using averages of representative indicators for the period 2010-2014, a period of relative normality in terms of economic growth at national and regional levels, the conclusion points to the importance of the entrepreneurial capacity of citizens (companies per capita), the strength of the service sector ( participation of services in the municipal economy) and the participation of the public sector in the economy as important causes of good fiscal management in the scope of the municipalities of Maranhão. It is suggested, then, that public policies aimed at improving the administration of municipal revenues should consider such causative elements as a strategic focus, so that administrative goals can be achieved efficiently.

Keywords

• public administration
• public finance
• own revenue
• tax management
• maranhão
• counties