The Basic Education Need Expenditure was first regulated in theCompilation and Management of theEducation Expenditure Act in 2000. For thecalculation of the Basic Education Needs and three formulae- the optimal classscale formula, the marginal student cost formula, and the favorable formula.This study examines the fiscal equity effects- horizontal equity, wealthneutrality, and vertical equity-of the Basic Education Needs Expenditures fork-9 schools in 2003. After measuring the fiscal equity effects of the threeformulae, this study recommends policy makers adopt the favorable formula sinceit includes important criteria for the distribution of general subsidies. |