مجلة العلوم القانونية والاجتماعية
Volume 11, Numéro 2, Pages 481-509
2026-06-01

Local Financing Of Municipalities And Its Impact On Municipal Development Plans

Authors : Sayoud Zahra .

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Local development and local financing are directly correlated: the greater the sources of local financing, the higher the rates of development on the one hand, and the greater the realization of the independence of local authorities on the other. The success of local bodies in fulfilling their mission and assuming the responsibilities entrusted to them—particularly in providing goods and services to citizens—depends to a large extent on the volume of their financial resources. Moreover, the strength of local authorities within the State is measured by the financial capacity of those authorities. Naturally, the greater the financial resources allocated to local authorities, the more capable they are of exercising their competences to the fullest extent, relying on their own means without resorting to the central government for financial subsidies. However, the limited self-financing capacity of municipalities in Algeria has led them to rely primarily on State subsidies in development plans, a situation that has resulted in several consequences.

Keywords

local; municipality; development;