State Treasury Debt as a Way of Financing the Budget Deficit in Poland in 2016-2021

Abstract

The basic element of the effective functioning of each state is efficient and reasonable management of public finances. Each manifestation of activity of public structures requires financing with public funds. In modern countries, there are additional possibilities of financing budgetary needs, e.g. issuing bonds. When the sum of state expenditures exceeds the sum of its revenues, we are dealing with a deficit. The sum of these deficits over successive years, together with other factors, constitutes the public debt. The aim of the study is to examine the nature and causes of public debt and to assess its level and effects on the economy. The study uses the descriptive method and the method of statistical data analysis. The data was taken from the statistical studies of the Ministry of Finance. The results of the analysis indicate, among others, that the State Treasury debt is the most important item in the structure of the state public debt and was acquired on domestic markets.