The use of maps to depict real estate tax coefficient

The thesis "The use of maps to depict real estate tax coefficient" deals with maps as an alternative instrument of depicting data and information. Its objective is to demonstrate maps as a possible and appropriate tool to present information on management of municipalities. At first, the thesis is focused on creation of maps and their advantages of the depiction of information. The second part of the thesis deals with the importance of decentralization of government and the sense of municipalities. The thesis also debates income of municipalities, especially the real estate tax and its local coefficient, which is an important component of financial independence of municipalities. The thesis also examines the influence of depicting information in maps on the transparency of public finance. Finally, the use of maps is presented on two examples -- depiction of municipalities applying local real estate tax coefficient and testing the theory of yard stick competition by depicting information of neighbouring municipalities applying local real estate tax coefficient