Análise da problemática da oferta dos bens públicos nos municípios : caso do Município da Matola

Abstract

The present work intends to analyze the problematic of the offer of public goods in the Municipality of Matola in the period from 1999 to 2007. Since the 1980s, Mozambique has been undergoing a rapid transformation in economic, political and administrative terms, in the context of the decentralization of central power. It was in this context that the Program for the Reform of Local Bodies (PROL) was launched in 1991, with the objective of reformulating the local administration system and transforming it into local bodies with their own legal personality, which culminated in the creation of 33 municipalities in 1998. The work discusses a range of activities carried out by the Matola municipality with the aim of providing public utility goods and services that boost local socio-economic development. The work addresses aspects related to municipal finances (revenues and expenses), the municipal deficit, that is, the degree of financial dependence that the municipality of Matola has in relation to central bodies, the degree of investment made in public services and its impact for the citizens. The work concludes that the revenue collected locally is insufficient to cover both operating and investment expenses of the municipality, hence the dependence on central bodies was 71%. To reduce this deficit, it is suggested that the municipality develop its own financial capacity by expanding the tax base. (TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)