Linz Municipal Financial Allocations and Grants, 2016

Estimates 2016 dataset documents cash flows between the City of Linz and other government entities, including the Federal Government, the State, the EU, and other municipalities. The data is structured according to the Ordinance on Estimates and Clearance of Accounts (VRV) and includes supplementary tables for item group definitions. It is provided by Cooperation OGD Österreich and Wikimedia Österreich under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyzing intergovernmental financial transfers based on the described cash flows between federal, state, EU, and municipal entities.
• Studying municipal budget structure and classification based on the item groups defined in the supplementary ZVARAFZ table.
• Mapping financial relationships between local authorities based on the described grants and contributions.

Strengths

• Data is structured according to a specific legal ordinance (VRV), suggesting a formal and standardized reporting framework.
• Includes supplementary tables (ZVARAFZ, ZTABEZ) that likely provide definitions and context for the main data.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Cooperation OGD Österreich, Wikimedia Österreich

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official municipal financial records for the 2016 budget year.

Time Range

2016

Geography

City of Linz, Austria