Public Finance in Palestine

Abstract

This study is intended to examine in depth the public finance situation in Palestine including the West Band and Gaza strip, in order to suggest measures for economic development. To accomplish this purpose, all laws, by laws, policies and procedures of public finance issues have been investigated and analyzed, structured interviews were conducted with relevant public employees and budget and financial staff, relevant questionnaires were used to collect the needed data wherever it was needed, fiscal data for central and local authorities were gathered to cover all periods of the study, and finally an intensive review of the related literature was considered.

Keywords: Public finance, expenditures, revenues, palestine

JEL Classification: H50, H61