The amount of expenditure resulting from increases and decreases in charges is established for each local authority by joint order of the Minister for the Interior and the Minister for the Budget, following the opinion of the consultative commission on the assessment of charges of the Local Finance Committee, under the conditions defined in article L. 1211-4-1.
The consultative commission referred to in the previous paragraph draws up for Parliament, when the Finance Bill for the year is examined, an assessment of changes in the costs transferred to local authorities.
The report shows, for each category of local authority, changes in the cost of the powers transferred or entrusted to them over the last ten years. It is based on the amount of expenditure incurred annually by local authorities in respect of the powers transferred, distinguishing between expenditure corresponding to the normal exercise, within the meaning of article L. 1614-1, transferred powers from those resulting from the free initiative of local authorities.
The balance sheet also sets out the financial consequences of staff transfers and delegations of powers, as well as changes in the proceeds of taxes of all kinds transferred as compensation for the creation, transfer and extension of powers.
An appendix to the balance sheet includes a statement, for the last known financial year, of the participation of local authorities in operations falling within the remit of the State and State contributions to programmes of interest to local authorities.
The balance sheet also includes a statement of the financial impact of the transfer of personnel and the delegation of powers, as well as changes in the income from taxes of all kinds transferred as compensation for the creation, transfer and extension of powers.