Differences in Fiscal Implications of Tax Policy in Polish Municipalities

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to identify differences in fiscal implications of decisions in terms of taxation power made by municipalities (also including cities with county rights) from the perspective of such criteria as the type of local tax, the type of municipality and its geographic location. The research hypothesis stating that local tax policy results in more extensive fiscal consequences, and hence remains more active in the areas (regions) characterized by poorer socio-economic situation, was put forward for verification in the article. The conducted analysis covered revenues from local taxes in Poland in the period 2006–2014, primarily in the context of fiscal consequences resulting from using the tools for power to tax and confronting them with the selected economic indicators for regions. The conducted correlation analysis confirms the theoretical assumptions and allows for considering the hypothesis to be true.