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in law is to support smaller municipalities. Purportedly they only serve the interests of political parties, by distributing paid positions to party members or their associates. This is because, indirectly elected, the deputies and office holders are in practice decided by the top officials in the larger political parties, the author says. Spain has declared itself not bound to the full extent by the requirement for direct elections of all local authorities.
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Central grants represent 84% of the income of provincial councils; other sources of funds are insignificant. They include small portions of the income tax, value-added tax, payments from municipalities, some other minor taxes such as a levy surcharge on the municipal business tax, and a motor vehicle
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According to one academic, provincial councils have been, since their creation, the most controversial of Spain's public institutions. According to this criticism, they were neither conceived to serve the interests of the public nor for promoting provincial development. Their only concrete function
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The only exception to this is the chartered councils of the three Basque provinces, where the deputies are elected directly by the people via proportional representation. The president is elected in the inaugural session of the council from amongst their number. The president selects the vice
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Before the establishment of autonomous communities in the 1980s, the provinces of Logroño (currently La Rioja), Madrid and Murcia, Oviedo (currently
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providing legal, economic and technical assistance and co-operation to municipalities, particularly those with more limited economic and managerial resources;
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tax. They can borrow if authorised by the state or their autonomous community and then only for investment purposes.
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coordinating municipal services in order to ensure the provision of compulsory minimum services;
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The deputies are elected from the general public by the municipal councillors (Spanish:
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In 2018 a number of political parties called for the abolition of provincial councils.
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and La Rioja assume the functions of a deputation in these uniprovincial regions
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Regional Authority: A Postfunctionalist Theory of Governance: Volume I
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724:"¿Deben suprimirse las diputaciones provinciales?"
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55:The role of a provincial council is limited to:
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296:presidents and the executive committee.
23:(also sometimes translated literally as
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84:Similar functions are exercised by the
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722:Sánchez Morón, Miguel (January 2017).
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634:Local and regional democracy in Spain
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650:. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
491:, Article 34(3) and Article 35(1).
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665:Teoría y Realidad Constitucional
655:Linde Paniagua, Enrique (2018).
614:(1). London: Frank Cass: 44–59.
589:ABC_CValenciana (28 June 2018).
420:Hooghe, Marks & Schakel 2016
1131:Provincial deputations of Spain
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173:(English: chartered councils).
111:, where provinces are known as
80:promoting provincial interests.
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754:Zafra Víctor, Manuel (2004).
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362:Local Government Act 1985
350:Spanish Constitution 1978
338:Local Government Act 1985
103:With the creation of the
45:local government in Spain
608:Local Government Studies
549:Cools & Verbeek 2013
513:Cools & Verbeek 2013
477:Cools & Verbeek 2013
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870:Provincial Deputations
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170:diputaciones forales
699:Política y Sociedad
573:Linde Paniagua 2018
422:, pp. 500–501.
285:More than 3,500,000
277:1,000,001–3,500,000
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149:Valencian Community
119:Fiscal arrangements
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1043:Formentera
1003:Valladolid
973:Pontevedra
734:. Iustel.
389:Canel 1994
325:References
250:Population
233:using the
226:concejales
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1080:La Gomera
1068:El Hierro
989:Tarragona
977:Salamanca
918:Castellón
905:Barcelona
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300:Criticism
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165:Andalusia
145:Catalonia
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1099:Asturias
1087:Tenerife
1083:La Palma
1049:Mallorca
1029:Gipuzkoa
1009:Zaragoza
1000:Valencia
969:Palencia
890:Alicante
887:Albacete
884:A Coruña
255:Deputies
194:La Rioja
178:Asturias
88:cabildos
68:comarcas
51:Function
37:province
1111:Navarre
1052:Menorca
983:Seville
980:Segovia
966:Ourense
935:Granada
926:Córdoba
912:Cáceres
901:Badajoz
894:Almería
830:12 June
814:12 June
745:20 June
684:22 June
597:22 June
198:Navarre
137:Galicia
92:in the
29:Spanish
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1006:Zamora
996:Toledo
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