Fiscal Decentralisation and Local Finance

What is fiscal decentralisation and how does it attribute to local autonomy and self-determination? How can local revenues increase the quality of and access to basic services for all citizens? How can local authorities cooperate effectively with regional and national government to attain allocative efficiency? 

Learn more about these questions in our upcoming course on Fiscal Decentralisation and Local Finance from 10 – 21 November, 2025 in The Hague.

In this course, participants will:

• Learn about the fundamental pillars of fiscal decentralisation, such as expenditure and revenue assignment, and sub-national borrowing
• Evaluate fiscal decentralisation practices in your country
• Identify the different sources of revenue, such as taxes, user fees, intergovernmental fiscal transfers and public-private partnerships
• Design inclusive and participatory budgets
• Understand different mechanisms for transparency and accountability in local government budgeting and spending

Interested? Find more information about the content, application process and group discounts on our website.

We offer a 50% reduction of the course fee for practitioners from local authorities and local NGOs from countries on the OECD DAC-list.

Should you know other persons in your organisation or network who may be interested in this course, please feel free to forward this email.

For general inquiries, please contact info@thehagueacademy.com or call +(31) 70 37 38 695