O potrzebie określania priorytetów w reformowaniu finansów państwa
Streszczenie
Excessive budget deficits and high government debt in many countries all over the world led
to a debate on the reform of public finances. This debate also continues in Poland. Recent financial
crisis highlighted problems of the Polish public finance sector. The main causes of a poor situation
in this filed is to be found not only among cyclical factors, but also – structural. The purpose of this
article is to identify and hierarchize the most important actions that should be taken in the process
of the government finance reform. The article is based on the relevant literature and data from the
Ministry of Finance of Poland and Eurostat.
The outcomes of the research show that a clear definition of the economic model that should be
implemented in the country. Then, the size and structure of budget revenues and expenditures should
be reconsidered. Balancing the future budgets, eliminating budget deficits and diminishing the State
Treasury debt should also be the priorities.
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