The Real Budget of Poland for 2024 – Summary
On October 31, the report “The Real Budget of Poland for 2024: Necessary Amendments to Increase Transparency to the Budget Law for 2024. Basic Figures” was published. The authors of…
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Budapest Corruption Research Center begins cooperation with Institute of Public Finance
Joint research and publications, exchange of experiences and advocating integrity and transparency in the management of public funds at every level of government are the main goals of the cooperation…
When European taxpayers’ money finances the erosion of democracy
In a report published today, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) exposes a pattern of systemic abuse of public funds by Polish authorities. These funds include European Union (EU)…
Sławomir Dudek: the prime minister created a parallel budget – a spending paradise
The prime minister has drawn hundreds of billions of zlotys from the constitutional budget into some parallel budget, because there he can spend public money on a notebook or even…
For the first time in history, the Supreme Audit Office did not express a positive opinion on the discharge for the government
Every year, the Supreme Audit Office (NIK) prepares for the Sejm (the lower chamber of the Polish Parliament) a comprehensive “Analysis of the State Budget Execution and Monetary Policy Assumptions”.…
Thursday Forum at Warsaw School of Economics
What is the condition of public finances? What do macroeconomic indicators say about the situation of the Polish economy? Are we already facing a recession? How long will inflation last?…
Lies on VAT are back. Contrary to propaganda, Poland VAT faces a hard landing
VAT revenues decreased in January 2023 by over 21%. At the turn of the year, they changed strangely. It is questionable whether VAT returns were deliberately manipulated to artificially increase…
IFP at the European Congress of Local Governments
“Local government finances in the wake of the economic crisis” – this was the motto of the European Congress of Local Governments in Mikołajki, which was attended by President and…
On public debt at the Warsaw School of Economics’ conference
Problems caused by the expansionary fiscal policy in Poland, the transparency of public finances and the scope of application of fiscal regulations – these were the main topics of the…
How is inflation impoverishing Poles? Debate and the presentation of the report
The debate at Świetlica Wolności was accompanied by the presentation of the report of Warsaw Enterprize Intitue that shows which social groups were most affected by the inflation. The following…