SLOVAK REPUBLIC The City of Martin

The Fiscal Decentralisation – Impact on the City Budget Sofia, July 2005 The Fiscal Decentralisation – Impact on the City Budget

Slovak Republic – basic facts population: 5,430,033 (July 2003 est.) nationality: Slovak(s) language: Slovak capital :Bratislava government type: parliamentary democracy administrative division: country is devided into 8 regions

The City of Martin – short introduction it is the 8.biggest city in Slovakia the first written mention: 1284 altitude: 390 m above the sea; area: 6 774 ha population: 60 thousand, unemployment rate: 14% the city of Martin is placed in the central Slovakia, in the region, which is called Turiec main industry : book-printing (Neografia), shoe making (Ecco), car production (Volkswagen), seat-covers making (Trim Leader), National Council of SR legitimized the city of Martin as the center of national culture of the Slovaks. It happened on August 24-th, 1994.

Trend in local taxes during years 2000 – 2005 Year amount (thousands of SKK) 2000 89 448 2001 92 055 2002 109 068 2003 113 196 2004 128 464 2005 guaranteed amount 247 780

Real Estate Tax : review of the income Year amount (thousands of SKK) 2000 27 294 2001 27 870 2002 31 558 2003 33 886 2004 41 315 2005 forecast 45 000

Spending for educational system – transeferred and original power - budgetary organizations included: transferred power 118 941 131 113 124 150 original power 40 737 42 057 54 964 - another educational facilities original power 50 212 34 518 24 239 staff 1 615 1 162 1 060

Forecast for 2005 : Natural persone income tax - 23% : according to the citizens, from which 44% is rated by the sea level altitude = 61 864 thousand SKK - 32% according to the number of citizenzs multiplied by index of 1,13 = 87 665 thousand SKK - 40% according to the number of pupils multiplied by index = 86 312 thousand SKK - 5% according to the number of citizens older than 62years = 11 939 thousand SKK MAKES 247 780 thousand SKK

Impact of fiscal decentralization Forecast : income of the city budget after the FD running is 247 780 thousand SKK Previous proportionate tax - 130 000 thousand SKK Expences for local trafic - 12 000 thousand SKK Original power - education - 80 803 thousand SKK School staff - 2 000 thousand SKK Wage rate impact - 5 500 thousand SKK Domiciliary services - 7 000 thousand SKK Difference : + 10 477 thousand SKK Note : expences for the educational system do not include revisions, building reconstruction

Schools and school facilities in 2002 The City of Martin was the founder of these schools and school facilities in 2002 : Elementary schools 12 Infant schools 20 Art-school for pupils 1 Leisure time activity centre 1 Center of the school services 1

Rationalisation Abolishment of 3 schools included school canteens Abolishment of Center of the school services Abolishment of 15 infant schools, from which : - 5 of them were closed down - 4 of them were united with the elementary schools - 6 of them were abolished and they started to work as private

Schools and school facilities in 2005 Year 2005 : The City of Martin is administrator of : 9 fully organized schools, 4 of them are united elementary schools and infant schools 5 infant schools 1 Art-school for pupils 1 leisure time activity centre

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