1. 1 Tax Assignment and Tax Autonomy in OECD Countries Barcelona, May 30, 2006 Hansjörg Blöchliger OECD Fiscal Relations Network

2. 2 Decentralisation ratios Source: National Accounts of OECD countries

3. 3 Evolution of decentralisation ratios Source: National Accounts of OECD countries.

4. 4 Tax autonomy structure, state level Source: National Accounts of OECD countries.

5. 5 Tax autonomy structure, local level Source: National Accounts of OECD countries

6. 6 Note: “Autonomous tax revenue” is the share of tax revenue over which SCG have full or partial discretion.

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8. 8 Tax sharing arrangements

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