GOLD Report I - UCLG

ASIA-PACIFIC66 United Cities and Local GovernmentsTable 6Relative Size of Local Government Expenditure and Income in the Asia-Pacific RegionCountry Total public Local public Ratio Ratio local public Tax shares + general Local tax revenuesexpenditure expenditure Local Public investment exp/ grants as % of the (= tax revenuesa) as % of GDP (local and meso Expenses/Total total civil public total LG Income subject to ab) € per capita level only) Public investment local tax power)a)% GDP Expenses expenditure as % of total LGb)€ per capitaincomeAustralia a) 37% a) 2% 7% 6% 52% 38%(2005) b) €11,486 b) €276China a) 27% a) 22% 81% n/a 32% 29%(2004) b) €291 b) €235India a) 19.1% a) Karnataka: 2.9% Karnataka: 18.5% n/a Rural panchayat: Urban local bodies: 60% of90% (all India revenues from property tax(2002) b) n/a b) n/a average) (all India average)Indonesia a) 19% a) 6% 33% 36% 70%