Ocena skuteczności reguł fiskalnych w Polsce
Efficient fiscal rules – the case of Poland

Summary/Abstract: The paper examines the efficiency of numerical fiscal rules in Poland. The main interest of the author is whether numerical fiscal rules can improve the effectiveness of fiscal policy. Politicians tend to satisfy their own interests and use fiscal policy to achieve that goal. As a consequence, they usually run an excessive budget deficit and public debt. Often, fiscal policy becomes procyclical and strengthen negative results of business cycle instead of reducing them. In order to reduce those negative effects, numerical fiscal rules are implemented. Usually they impose limits on budget deficits, public debt or government spending. The analysis comprises presentation of the rules used in the EU and in Poland (domestic rules). The author also presents advantages and disadvantages of particular rules and tries to identify the characteristics of the efficient fiscal rule. Finally, the author examines and evaluates the efficiency of fiscal rules in Poland in the context of their impact on opportunities for consolidation of public finances.

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