World Bank2012-03-192012-03-192010-04-29https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2850This report examines the fiscal prospects of major units of sub-national government in the voivodship (province) of Mazowieckie and proposes a series of reforms in recurrent spending and capital investment planning. Mazowieckie, the seat of Warsaw, is the heart of the Polish economy. While Poland is weathering the current global economic downturn fairly well, the sub-national governments of Mazowieckie face considerable fiscal uncertainties. A long period of rising revenues has come to an end. At the same time, both the province and the City of Warsaw are embarked upon major programs of capital investment. While European Union (EU) funds could help finance some of these investments, there is evidence that the money from Brussels is not reaching the highest priority projects. The objective of this report is to examine how the major units of sub-national government can respond - how they can restrain the growth of deficits and allocate funds more wisely. The report is organized in four sections. The first describes the regional, macroeconomic, and institutional context of the sub-national governments. The following three sections examine the fiscal situation of Warsaw; the Voivodship, and three case study'cities.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTINGAIRAIR SPACEASSET MANAGEMENTBASIS POINTSBENEFICIARYBONDBOND ISSUEBONDSBORROWING REQUIREMENTSBUDGET EXECUTIONBUDGET PROCESSBUDGETINGBUSBUS COMPANYBUS SERVICESBUSESCAPITAL EXPENDITURECAPITAL EXPENDITURESCAPITAL GRANTSCAPITAL INFLOWSCAPITAL INVESTMENTCAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMCAPITAL INVESTMENTSCARSCASH FLOWCENTRAL GOVERNMENTCENTRAL GOVERNMENT FUNDINGCENTRAL GOVERNMENTSCENTRALLY DETERMINED RATESCITIESCITY ADMINISTRATIONCITY COUNCILCOMMERCIAL PARKINGCOMMUNITY CENTERSCOMMUTERSCOMPETITIVE BIDDINGCOMPOSITION OF EXPENDITURESCONCESSIONARY FARESCURRENCYCURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUSCURRENT EXPENDITURESDEBT BURDENDEBT LEVELSDEBT MANAGEMENTDEBT SERVICEDEBT SERVICE PAYMENTSDEBT STOCKDEFICITSDIRECT INVESTMENTDISABILITIESDISBURSEMENTDISBURSEMENTSDISTRICTSDOMESTIC CREDITSDOMESTIC INTEREST RATEDOMESTIC MARKETDRIVINGECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC COOPERATIONECONOMIC CRISISECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHEFFICIENCY INCENTIVESELASTICITYELDERLY PEOPLEENROLLMENTENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONEQUIPMENTEQUITY GROUNDSEXCESSIVE BORROWINGEXCHANGE RATEEXCHANGE RATESEXPENDITURE PROJECTIONSEXPENDITURESEXPENDITURES ON EDUCATIONFARESFINANCESFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL PLANFINANCIAL SUPPORTFINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITYFINANCIAL SYSTEMFISCAL BURDENFISCAL POLICYFISCAL PROJECTIONSFIXED ASSETSFOREIGN DEBTFOREIGN INTERESTGOVERNMENT DEBTGOVERNMENT DEFICITGOVERNMENT GRANTSHOUSEHOLD INCOMEINCOME TAXINCOME TAXESINDEBTEDNESSINFLATIONINFLATION RATEINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTSINSTRUMENTINSURANCEINTEREST PAYMENTSINTEREST RATESINVENTORYINVESTMENT DECISIONSINVESTMENT PLANSINVESTMENT SPENDINGLIVING STANDARDSLOCAL BUSINESSLOCAL CURRENCYLOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENTSLOCAL MARKETSLOCAL REVENUELOCAL ROADSLOCAL TRANSPORTLONG-DISTANCEMACROECONOMIC PROJECTIONSMACROECONOMIC VARIABLESMARKET VALUEMATURITIESMATURITYMAYORSMETROPOLITAN AREAMETROPOLITAN AREASMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMINISTRY OF FINANCEMOTORWAYSMUNICIPALITIESOPERATING COSTSOUTSTANDING STOCKOUTSTANDING STOCK OF DEBTPASSENGER RAILPASSENGERSPEAK HOURSPENSIONSPERSONAL INCOMEPORTFOLIOPOTENTIAL INVESTORSPRINCIPAL REPAYMENTSPROPERTY INVESTMENTPROPERTY TAXESPROVINCEPROVINCESPUBLIC DEBTPUBLIC EMPLOYEESPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEWPUBLIC FINANCEPUBLIC FINANCE LAWPUBLIC SECURITYPUBLIC SPENDINGPUBLIC SPENDING PROGRAMSPUBLIC TRANSITPUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICESPUBLIC TRANSPORTPUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICESPUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONPURCHASING POWERRAIL COMPANYRAILROADSRAILWAYRAILWAY LINERAILWAY LINESRAILWAYSRAPID TRANSITRECURRENT EXPENDITURERECURRENT EXPENDITURESREPAYMENTSRETURNSREVENUE GROWTHREVENUE PROJECTIONSREVENUE RATIOREVENUE SOURCEREVENUE SOURCESRIDERSHIPRING ROADSROADROAD INFRASTRUCTUREROAD NETWORKROAD SAFETYROAD SECTORROLLING STOCKROUTESSALE OF PROPERTYSMALL FARMSSMALL TOWNSSOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL FUNDSTATE BANKSTATE BUDGETSTATE ENTERPRISESSTREETSSTRUCTURAL POLICIESSUBNATIONALSUBNATIONAL EXPENDITURESUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTSUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTSSUBURBSTAX BASETAX CREDITTAX DEBTTOTAL EXPENDITURETOTAL EXPENDITURESTRAFFICTRAFFIC CONGESTIONTRAFFIC VOLUMESTRAMTRANSFER PAYMENTSTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTTRANSPORT ACCESSTRANSPORT INVESTMENTTRANSPORT MANAGEMENTTRANSPORT POLICYTRANSPORT SECTORTRANSPORT STRATEGYTRANSPORT SUBSIDIESTRANSPORT SYSTEMTRANSPORT SYSTEMSTRANSPORT USERSTRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION FACILITIESTRAVELERSTRIPSUNEMPLOYMENTUNIONVEHICLEVEHICLE-KILOMETERSVEHICLESWorld Bankhttps://doi.org/10.1596/2850