Among the various sectors of urban management, municipal revenue sources bear great importance because ,in the first place, such earnings have a huge impact on municipal services to the citizens, and not only does lack of proper income lead to lack of services, but it also jeopardizes all the aspects of urban programs.
In this study, based on a review of relevant literature, views of academics and experts of the field, sustainable income sources of municipality of Babol were identifies and prioritized. The 40 sub-code sources of finance were classified into 6 groups which were then prioritized through the design and distribution of a questionnaire.
For determination of the above-said issues Friedman test and Kendall’s W test were used. Upon completion of the analyses, Donations from individuals and private organizations were identified as the most important sources of sustainable income in the municipality of Babol (in Iran). Service charges and the revenue form profit organizations, revenues from general taxes, municipal revenue and property income, other sources of funding, revenues from special charges (taxes) were next in rank.
