New Rules for Local Government Financing in Poland from 2025
The law changes how communes, powiats, and voivodeships receive money from taxes and the state budget. It introduces new methods for calculating their financial needs and distributing funds, which will affect locally available services and investments. The aim is to better match funding to tasks and support less affluent areas.
Key points
Introduction of a new system for calculating local government revenues from taxes and state funds.
Definition of new categories of financial needs for local governments (equalization, education, development, ecological, supplementary).
Changes in the rules for distributing the general subsidy and targeted grants from the state budget.
Introduction of a mechanism to correct revenues for more affluent local governments.
Establishment of a reserve in the state budget for additional financial support for local governments.
Specific rules for financing and support for local governments in 2025, including funds for education and investments.
56%
VOTING RESULTS
2024-10-01
For
231
Against
1
Abstain
184
Status:
Enacted
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