The draft concept document for the Law on Local Government Finances is drawn up

Continuing its support for the process of drafting the concept document on Local Government Finances, the Kosovo Local Government Institute has organised a four-day workshop with the working group.

The working group is led by the Ministry of Finance, with the involvement of the line ministries (Health; Education; Labour and Social Welfare; and Local Government Administration), as well as representatives of the Association of Kosovo Municipalities, the Swiss DEMOS project and the GAP Institute.

The Law on Local Government Finances is one of the basic pillars that ensures the efficient and effective functioning of the local financial system in the Republic of Kosovo. Amending this law aims at a clear definition of the financing of centralised functions, better representation of municipalities' interests in the Grants Commission and the provision of quality social services.

This law will also address a number of issues that need to be reviewed, such as: the planning of municipal own-source revenue, central-level investments at municipal level, the specific grant for education and the specific grant for health.

This grant has been funded by the Democratic Society Promotion (DSP) project – funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (DANIDA) and managed by the Kosovar Civil Society Foundation (KCSF).