State costs nearly PLN 20,000 yearly a statistical Pole

Polish state costs a statistical Pole nearly PLN 19,500 every year, a non-governmental organization Forum Obywatelskiego Rozwoju (Civic Development Forum) estimated. In 2014, the largest amount of money was committed to pensions, education and health care, while the lowest sum was spend for railway infrastructure and administration. Pensions accounted for nearly one third of the entire public spendings, the organization informed. In total, state expenditures stood at PLN 723 billion in 2014, 3 percent (PLN 571) more than a year before. The relation of public debt to GDP stood at 41.8 percent in 2014, compared with slightly higher a year before - 42.2 percent.