Subwencja i dotacje z budżetu państwa – funkcje, zasady przyznawania oraz rola w tworzeniu dochodów jednostek samorządu terytorialnego w Polsce

The article focuses on the functions, types, transfer rules and principles of granting of subsidies and specific grants from the state budget to local government units in Poland, however, it also contains international references. The author indicates the key issue related to the use of transfer revenues in financing local government units. Special attention is given to the analysis and assessment of importance and the change in the share of transfer revenues for municipalities, cities with powiat status, powiats and voivodeships for creating their budgetary revenues in 2010–2020. The research was based on data obtained from the database of Statistics Poland.