Samodzielność dochodowa samorządu gminnego w świetle regulacji ustawowych od 1990 r.

The article concerns problem of local governments revenues structure. The text presents ordination and classifies criteria of self-generated revenues. Particular attention refers to classification of the central taxes. Observations show that personal income tax and corporate tax should not be recognized as self-generated revenues. An important element of the work is also the analysis of the most important sources of incomes and attempt to measure the autonomy of local government. Despite four succeeding statutes concerning the incomes of local governments, the autonomy is doubtful. More problems we could see if we analyse real values. On the other hand, growing share of self-generated revenues is positive. However, the fact that more than 60% of total revenue still directly come from the state budget, leads to the conclusion that the autonomy of local authorities experiences significant limitations. Therefore, it seems reasonable to propose legislative changes to increase independence of local governments, which is guaranteed by the Constitution.