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Meaning of Activity of Adjudication Comissions in Cases Related to Violation of Public Finance Discipline in Polish Legal System

Publication date: 31.12.2019

Financial Law Review, 2019, Issue 16 (4)/ 2019, pp. 56 - 67

https://doi.org/10.4467/22996834FLR.19.023.11723

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Wojciech Bożek
Department of Financial Law, Faculty of Law and Administration, Stettin University, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3939-3759 Orcid
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Meaning of Activity of Adjudication Comissions in Cases Related to Violation of Public Finance Discipline in Polish Legal System

Abstract

The author's goal is to identify the importance of the activity of adjudication commissions in cases related to violation of public finance discipline in polish legal system and to show the problems of non-effectiveness legal solutions in the system of liability for violating public finance discipline. In the author's opinion, this article belongs the stream of researches on the essence and range of liability for the violation of public finance discipline and it may be useful in the practice of financial law implementation. Several research methods are used in the study, including dogmatical, analytical, legal comparative and empirical method. The author comes to the conclusion that analysis of regulations included in the Act of 17 December 2004 indicates that subjective range of liability for the violation of public finance discipline is extensive and casuistic. Despite of recent changes, there is still an effect of incomplete regulation for all processes relating to public means collecting and disposing. The activity of the adjudicating commissions indicates that violations of the public finance discipline occur most often in the local government sector.
A small number of decisions are appealed to the MAC. It is required to consequently and effectiveness extend liability for violation of public finance discipline over all entities who use public funds. Analysis of legal solutions of countries of the Europe: United Kingdom, France and Germany permitted to show complexity of problems accompanying to maintenance of financial discipline in these countries, and at the same time it is a starting point to indicate alternative solutions aimed to ensure order in public finances of these states.

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Decision of the MAC of 19th, March 2018, BDF1.4800.2.2018, Legalis no 1889573.

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Internet Resources:

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Information: Financial Law Review, 2019, Issue 16 (4)/ 2019, pp. 56 - 67

Article type: Original article

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3939-3759

Wojciech Bożek
Department of Financial Law, Faculty of Law and Administration, Stettin University, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3939-3759 Orcid
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Department of Financial Law, Faculty of Law and Administration, Stettin University, Poland

Published at: 31.12.2019

Article status: Open

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Wojciech Bożek (Author) - 100%

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JEL Classification System:

National Budget, Deficit, and Debt: General (H60)
State and Local Government | Intergovernmental Relations: General (H70)
Public Economics : Miscellaneous Issues: General (H80)

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