The Economic Impact of the “Family 500(800)+” Programme as an Instrument of Financial Policy and Financial law in Poland
The Economic Impact of the “Family 500(800)+” Programme as an Instrument of Financial Policy and Financial law in Poland

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the “Family 500(800)+” programme, which has been implemented in Poland since 1 April 2016. The aim of the article is to evaluate this programme as an instrument of financial policy and financial law, with particular attention to its economic effects. The paper advances the research hypothesis that while from the point of view of those in power the programme has become a significant political tool for maintaining or gaining political support, for society, it provides genuine financial assistance, although such assistance is not always necessary. The article concludes that it is important to maintain an appropriate balance so that political goals do not overshadow the programme’s fundamental social and economic goals. Moreover, in the authors’ opinion, one important and necessary change would be to reinstate the income threshold that previously made entitlement to the benefit conditional and remained in force in the programme until mid-2019.

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