The Financing of the Costs of Education under Decentralization

The article is aimed at determining the major problems in the financing of education sphere in the current context of the reform of decentralization of power in Ukraine and developing directions for solving them. The main directions and results of educational reform have been analyzed, and the ranki...

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Main Authors: Kovalenko Svitlana O., Koskina Yuliya О.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Research Centre of Industrial Problems of Development of NAS of Ukraine 2017-08-01
Series:Bìznes Inform
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Online Access:http://www.business-inform.net/export_pdf/business-inform-2017-8_0-pages-105_109.pdf
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Summary:The article is aimed at determining the major problems in the financing of education sphere in the current context of the reform of decentralization of power in Ukraine and developing directions for solving them. The main directions and results of educational reform have been analyzed, and the ranking of Ukraine according to the Global Competitiveness Index has been defined. The positive points of the decentralization of education have been noted. The expenditure of the budget of Ukraine have been analyzed and the proportion of expenditure on education has been determined as to the total budget expenditure. Along with this, the main circle of problems of the budget provision for the education sector has been outlined. It has been proposed: to increase the efficiency of allocation of budgetary means at all levels of the budget system; to enhance the possibilities of educational institutions to attract additional financial resources through educational innovation, and to expand the list of paid services provided by such institutions; to decentralize education, taking into account the characteristics of development of regions, their productive potential, the demographic situation, and the interests of the territorial communities.
ISSN:2222-4459
2311-116X