Szara strefa w gospodarce a sektor finansów publicznych i system ubezpieczeń społecznych – sprzężenie zwrotne
The Shadow Economy – the Public Finance Sector and the Social Insurance System – Feedback

Summary/Abstract: The assumption of the article is the hypothesis that between the size of the shadow economy and the amount of tax rates and insurance premiums there is a reverse feedback – higher financial burdens increase the scope of the shadow economy. However, this hypothesis could not be verified positively on statistical data and shadow economy estimates. The size of the shadow economy is influenced by – apart from the high taxes and insurance premiums that do not encourage legal activity – much more factors, including a strong state and developed social awareness (tax morality) about the absolute necessity and need to bear tax and insurance burdens.

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