The Primacy of Politics Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in the UK and Australia

David Pickernell, A Kay, G Bristow, N Ryan

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    Abstract

    Interest in Barnett formula reform is on the rise again, particularly because of
    changes in the parties in power in the devolved governments of Scotland and
    Wales, and the tighter public spending heralded by the recent Comprehensive
    Spending Review. This article looks at whether, and to what extent, the introduction of an alternative fiscal allocation system would remove the primacy of politics from
    the UK’s resultant intergovernmental fiscal relations, through examination of the
    Australian experience, especially the role of Special Purpose Payments.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)115-122
    JournalPublic Money and Management
    Volume28
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 14 Mar 2008

    Keywords

    • primacy of politics

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