Enhancing Garbage Fee Compliance: Insights from a Slovak Municipality

• Autorzy: Anetta Caplanova , Eva Sirakovova , Estera Szakadatova
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Tax avoidance and tax evasion remain critical challenges for central or local governments and municipalities. This non-compliance also represents an ethical issue since individuals who benefit from publicly provided services do not contribute to their financing as they are legally required. The study aimed to test whether the use of behavioural interventions would reduce the number of non-payers of the garbage collection fee in the city of Hlohovec, Slovakia. The experiment was carried out by distributing leaflets to households with permanent residence in Hlohovec. The subjects of the experiment were randomly divided into three groups. Households in the control group (number of households is 1,718) did not receive any leaflets, households in the first intervention group (number of households is 1,721) received a leaflet containing a social norm, and households in the second intervention group (number of households is 1,625) received a leaflet containing a deterrent message. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

PL

Opłaty komunalne; Opłaty za odpady komunalne; Ekonomia behawioralna; Samorząd terytorialny; Normy społeczne

EN

Utility bills; Commercial wastes charges; Behavioral economics; Local government; Social norms

• Czasopismo: Economics and Business Review
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: 10 (24)
• Numer: nr 2
• Strony: 143-164

Twórcy

autor

Anetta Caplanova

• University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia

autor

Eva Sirakovova

• University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia

autor

Estera Szakadatova

• University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.18559/ebr.2024.2.1180