Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Research Foundation-Flanders, Brussels, Belgium.
PLoS One. 2019 Aug 29;14(8):e0221619. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221619. eCollection 2019.
In this research letter, we examine the impact of municipal budget policy on the percentage of votes for the incumbent majority parties in subsequent elections. We contribute to the academic literature by examining the combined influence of taxes, expenditures and debt. Based on data for Flanders (Belgium) between 1994 and 2012, we find no significant association between these budget variables and the actual election results.
在这篇研究通讯中，我们考察了市政预算政策对随后选举中现任多数党选票百分比的影响。我们通过考察税收、支出和债务的综合影响，为学术文献做出了贡献。基于 1994 年至 2012 年间弗拉芒地区（比利时）的数据，我们没有发现这些预算变量与实际选举结果之间存在显著关联。
