Regional budgets and intergovernmental transfers in Russian North and Northwest regions

Abstract

This paper considers Russian intergovernmental transfers and possible bases determining their share of regional budgets.By concentrating on ten regions in the North and Northwest, possible causes of the highly uneven per capita distribution of federal funds in these regions are noted.Due to the small sample size and problematic statistical data, the paper confines itself mainly to description. Keywords: Russia, regions, intergovernmental transfers, regional budgets