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Public debt


Definition:

Public debt includes liabilities of the public finances of the following titles;

  1. issued securities totaling to cash receivables;
  2. incurred loans and credits;
  3. accepted deposits;
  4. liabilities due;
  • judgments of courts or final administrative decisions arising out of separate acts,
  • considered uncontested by the appropriate public finance unit the debtor.


Minister of Finance has control over public finance sector in respecting the principle that public debt should not exceed 60% of the annual gross domestic product.


Source:
  • Act of 27 August 2009 on the Public Finance
    Place of publication: (Dz. U. z 2023 r. poz. 1270, z późn. zm.)

Contact person on methodology:
GUS – Departament Studiów Makroekonomicznych i Finansów
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