A comparative analysis of financial results and indebtedness of local government subsector in Poland compared to other Member States of the European Union Cover Image

Analiza porównawcza wyników finansowych i zadłużenia podsektora samorządowego w Polsce na tle innych państw członkowskich Unii Europejskiej
A comparative analysis of financial results and indebtedness of local government subsector in Poland compared to other Member States of the European Union

Author(s): Ewelina Piekarska
Subject(s): Social Sciences, National Economy, Public Finances
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: public finance sector; local government subsector; debt; deficit; financial result

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to compare the financial results and indebtedness of local government subsector in Poland compared to other EU Member States. The meaning of local government sector in the public finance system was determined by comparing the income and expenditure of the sector in question against the entire sector of public finance in the EU Member States. In addition, analysis was conducted of the applied fiscal rules that discipline the fiscal authorities in terms of public expenditures incurred, financing of budget deficits and assuming of financial obligations. Also the values of public debt and deficit in the EU Member States were discussed (both at the level of public finances and local government subsector) and the level of indebtedness of local government units in Poland compared to their budget results and in relation to the executed budget incomes.

  • Issue Year: 24/2017
  • Issue No: 2/1
  • Page Range: 105-123
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: English, Polish