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Local government (national accounts)

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Definition

Local government includes local authorities and miscellaneous local administrative bodies (ODALs).

Local authorities include :

- territorial authorities with general jurisdiction: municipalities, departments and regions ;
- groups of municipalities with their own tax system (urban communities, conurbation communities and communities of municipalities) ;
- certain activities of syndicates of municipalities.

ODALs mainly include :

- local public establishments: social action communal centres (CCAS), local school funds, departmental fire and rescue departments (SDIS), etc ;
- local public educational establishments: middle schools, general and professional high schools; teachers' salaries, paid by the State, are not taken into account;
- recreational and cultural associations financed for the most part by territorial authorities ;
- consular chambers (commerce and industry, agriculture and trades).