The new questionnaire for Provinces and Metropolitan Districts is online

SOSE has published a new questionnaire dedicated to Provinces and Metropolitan Districts of Regions with Ordinary Statute

Rome, 03/20/2020

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Five years after the last survey dedicated to Provinces and Metropolitan Districts SOSE has published a new questionnaire dedicated to Provinces and Metropolitan Districts of Regions with Ordinary Statute.

Since March 4th, 2020 the new questionnaire FP20U concerning current expenditure of tax years 2010 and 2018 and capital expenditure from 2010 to 2018 will be available online.

The Questionnaire FP20U collects information concerning the characteristics of the local authority and its territory, resources available, goods produced, and services provided for each function/service in 2018 and 2010. It also requires information about assets and personnel expenses for each function/service and some items of revenue and current expenditure for each function/service.

The new survey aims to acquire data useful to monitor expenditure and services provided by local authorities within the functions defined by law No. 56 of April 7th 2014:

  • Provincial territorial planning aimed at management, protection and enhancement of environment;
  • Planning of provincial transport services, authorization and control of private transport in compliance with regional planning, construction and management of provincial roads and traffic;
  • Provincial planning of schools in compliance with regional planning;
  • Collection and processing of data, technical- administrative support for local authorities;
  • Management of school building;
  • Prevention of discrimination as regard employment offering equal opportunities within the province.

The questionnaire is composed of 12 boxes and aims to catch the actual expenditure incurred by the local authority in order to carry out its functions and to measure the level of the services provided.

Each box contains a space reserved for annotations, in which the local authority can report indications and observations useful to understand data correctly.

A correct compilation of the questionnaire is fundamental to obtain an accurate assessment of the expenditure incurred by each authority.

Tax year 2010 is considered with the aim of analysing current resources in comparison with an historical moment, identified precisely in 2010, before the spending cuts made on provincial administrations in recent years. As regards 2010 data it is requested to reclassify expenses reporting in each box the amount committed in 2010 for the functions analysed.

The collection of data relating to assets regards only two functions in which the maintenance expenditure plays a significant role. It will possible to fill in the questionnaire using the login credentials already held by local authorities that have to complete the questionnaire within 60 days since the publication in the Official Gazette (N° 55 of March 4th 2020) of the Ministerial Decree of the General Account of the State (No. 28694 of February 19th 2020) on March 4th 2020.

SOSE provides an assistance service to local authorities involved in the survey. It is possible to send an email to fabbisognistandard@sose.it