Recommendations for improving the financial support of municipalities in the russian federation

• Main Author: I. V. Balynin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 2018-12-01
• Series: RUDN Journal of Public Administration
• Subjects: municipal finance; local finance; municipal formation; municipal government; public finance
• Online Access: http://journals.rudn.ru/public-administration/article/viewFile/21251/17010
• ISSN: 2312-8313; 2411-1228

The relevance of the study is due to the presence of problems in the management of municipal finances and the need to identify ways to solve them. The purpose of the study is to formulate a set of recommendations that will make it possible to achieve improved financial support for municipalities in the current socio-economic conditions as a basis for ensuring their development and improving the quality of life of the population. Materials and research methods. The research uses official Federal Treasury data for 2015-2017, the processing of which was carried out using such methods as analysis, synthesis, a set of graphical tools for presenting results. Results. According to the results of the study, authors recommendations were formulated for improving the financial support of municipalities in the Russian Federation. Conclusion The results of the study are recommended to be practically introduced into the management of all municipal entities in the Russian Federation, as well as to be used by the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation to develop relevant guidelines.