Avaliação da repartição dos recursos da cota-parte do ICMS no Amazonas: 2005 a 2010

Abstract

The work is an exploratory case study. The overall objective was to analyze the distribution of quota-share of ICMS of municipalities in the State of Amazonas during the 2005-2010 period. The quota-share of ICMS is the biggest transfer of resources from the State of Amazonas to its municipalities, representing about 30 % of their budget revenue. This fact, coupled with incipient economy of the Amazonas interior, indicates that the quota-share of ICMS is an important source of budget revenue of municipal entities. The transfer value assigned to each municipality depends on apportionment based on devolutions and redistributive criteria. Preliminary research suggests the existence of distortions in assessment, worsening the social and economic inequalities in Amazonas municipalities compared with the state capital. Applying documental research and checklist, the distribution model of the devolution installments (added value) and redistributive installments adopted by Amazonas was evaluated. Also, reliability tests (Student's t test) and statistical models (regression and panel data) were applied to examine the variables and their relationships, pointing out possible distortions. The results demonstrate that there are material misstatements in the amounts received by the municipalities of quota-share of ICMS in relation to devolution and redistributive transfer principles. Also, significant losses were identified for some municipalities with the implementation of the current model. Finally, we propose a distribution model based on economic criteria and devolutive criteria, added value, geographic, social redistributive, HDI, population and territory, appraised as the most appropriate for the socio-economic reality of Amazonas.