Finnish Local Government Barometer 1996: Municipal Managers, Chairmen of Municipal Executive Boards

Chairpersons of municipal executive boards and municipal managers were asked about the correlation between local tax rate and the standard of municipal services. The respondents evaluated whether there was any need to cut services, and if so, which services. They were also asked whether municipalities should be responsible for financing job creation schemes and employing people through these schemes. Opinions on the functionality of information exchange between government bodies and municipalities were canvassed. The usefulness of certain national and regional bodies (e.g. various ministries and other governmental bodies, universities) to the respondents' municipality was studied. The respondents also evaluated the characteristics and activities of regional councils and their leaders. Background variables included the respondents' sex, status in municipal administration, municipality size, region, and province.

市政执行委员会主席及市政管理者被询及地方税率与市政服务标准之间的相关性。受访者评估了是否存在削减服务的必要性，以及若存在，应削减哪些服务。他们还被问及市政是否应负责资助就业创造计划并通过这些计划雇佣人员。对政府机构与市政之间信息交流功能的意见进行了征询。研究了一定国家及地区机构（如各部委及其他政府机构、大学等）对受访者所在市政的有用性。受访者还对地区委员会及其领导者的特征和活动进行了评估。背景变量包括受访者的性别、在市政管理中的地位、市政规模、地区和省份。