In 2019, the public expenditure on culture and national heritage on both state and local government units’ levels, amounted to 11 918 million PLN (2 773 million EUR). The majority of cultural financial support has been provided by local administrations, amounting to 9 538 million PLN (2 219 million EUR), which constitutes 80% of the total public expenditure. The remaining 20% – 2 380 million PLN (554 million EUR) – has been distributed from the state budget.
Total expenditure in millions, rounded
| Year | State | Local administrations | TOTAL |
| 2015 | 1 965 PLN | 6 723 PLN | 8 565 PLN |
| (470 EUR) | (1 607 EUR) | (2 047 EUR) | |
| 2016 | 2 411 PLN | 6 462 PLN | 8 873 PLN |
| (553 EUR) | (1 481 EUR) | (2 034 EUR) | |
| 2017 | 3 332 PLN | 7 170 PLN | 10 332 PLN |
| (782 EUR) | (1 684 EUR) | (2 427 EUR) | |
| 2018 | 2 116 PLN | 8 903 PLN | 11 019 PLN |
| (496 EUR) | (2 089 EUR) | (2 585 EUR) | |
| 2019 | 2 380 PLN | 9 538PLN | 11 918 PLN |
| (554 EUR) | (2 219 EUR) | (2 773 EUR) |
% share of total
| Year | State | Local administrations | TOTAL |
| 2015 | 21,5% | 78,5% | 100.0% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | 72.8% | 100.0% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | 69,4% | 100.0% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | 80.8% | 100.0% |
| 2019 | 20,0% | 80,0% | 100.0% |
Expenditure on culture and protection of national heritage from the budgets of local government units amounts to approximately 80% (in 2019 – 79.7%, in 2018 – 80.8%) of public expenditure allocated for this purpose. The largest share in local government public expenditure was recorded by municipal governments (47.9% in 2019), municipalities of cities with poviat status (in 2019 31.8%), voivodships (18.8% in 2019), and poviats (1.5% in 2019).
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