Poland’s budgetary expenditures in years 2006-2016 and national public debt

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze budget expenditures and public debt in Poland over the years 2006-2016. The dynamics and correlation between these data are examined and, on this basis, the impact of budget expenditures on public debt in Poland is described. The author reviews the literature on the subject and conducts a statistical analysis based on correlation indicators. Some attention is also devoted to the sense of public debt. As a result of the analysis, a very strong positive correlation has been found between budget expenditures and public debt. This means that an increase in public expenditure leads to an increase in public. debt. Therefore, it can be presumed that the budget revenues in each of the following years were not sufficient to even slightly reduce the public debt.