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. 2021 Nov 27;21(4):665–686. doi: 10.1007/s11115-021-00569-7

Table 11.

Correlation between the type of municipality and the expenditures incurred on combating COVID-19 and the sources of their financing

Specification Rural municipality Urban and rural municipality Urban municipality cities with district rights χ2 df p V
Type of expenses Protective equipment for residents 789 (69.9%) 346 (73.8%) 171 (76.7%) 36 (67.9%) 5.91 3 .116 .06
Support for hospitals 240 (21.3%) 161 (34.3%) 102 (45.7%) 31 (58.5%) 92.81 3 .000* .22
Financial aid for the district 275 (24.4%) 119 (25.4%) 55 (24.7%) 6 (11.3%) 5.17 3 .160 .05
Equipment to facilitate the organization of remote meetings of city council members and office employees 227 (20.1%) 85 (18.1%) 42 (18.8%) 10 (18.9%) 0.90 3 .825 .02
Sources of financing the expenditures Reserves foreseen in the budget for 2020 900 (79.7%) 373 (79.5%) 182 (81.6%) 38 (71.7%) 2.61 3 .456 .04
Reducing other current expenses planned in the budget for 2020 582 (51.6%) 232 (49.5%) 108 (48.4%) 32 (60.4%) 3.03 3 .388 .04

Source: Authors’ study