MNL Municipalities Fiscal Framework Benchmarking Project

Designing the most effective and efficient source of revenue is one of the leading policy challenges in the municipal sector today. Generally speaking, municipalities own and operate 60% of the built public infrastructure in the country, but are limited to approximately 8% of the aggregate tax revenue generated in the country by all three orders of government. The federal government receives 50% of tax revenue and the provincial/territorial (P/T) governments receive 42%.This project is focussed on determining opportunities for municipal revenue reform in Atlantic Canada and capturing this information in a report.

Faculty Supervisor:

Thomas Cooper;Kristin Good

Student:

Partner:

Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Management of companies and enterprises; Professional, scientific and technical services; Public administration

University:

Dalhousie University; Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program: