Financial conditioning of investment activity of territorial self-government units in the changing economic environment

An especially significant area in the activity of territorial self-government units is the execution of investment undertakings. However, it requires taking into account various factors influencing their launch and performance. Investment expenditure enables a reduction in differences as far as the development of territorial self-government units is concerned. The scale and range of investment activity pursued by territorial self-government units depend on the financial standing of these entities and it is budget analysis that serves the purpose of its examination. Finance is the key element of functioning of territorial self-government units and the basic marker of practicability and success of each investment. The article aims at presenting financial conditioning related to the budgetary situation of territorial selfgovernment units in Poland and their impact on the execution of investments by these entities. Thus, the parameters that were characterised were investment expenditure, own revenue, budgetary result and operating surplus in the years 2007-2015. The research procedure made use of non-reactive methods, namely the method of analysis of official documents and the historical and comparative method.