Real estate management as a source of commune income

Introduction/background: Rational and effective management of public real estate is necessary for the proper functioning of this entity, as well as for the implementation of public tasks. Moreover, real estate stock is an important source of income. In order to find this out, it is necessary to analyze the state of a commune’s real estate resources, focused on the implementation of specific goals such as: public investments and implementation of technical infrastructure devices. Aim of the paper: The aim of this publication was to assess the role and significance of the share of income from real estate in the total income of the Szczecin City Commune; therefore, the research focused mainly on this income group. To fully illustrate the essence of the share of income from real estate, other sources of income of the audited entity are presented. Materials and methods: A study of the measurement and evaluation of the phenomenon of changes over time was carried out on the basis of an analysis of the income dynamics of the Commune of Szczecin, with particular emphasis on the sources of income, as well as being broken down into budget classification sections. Moreover, in order to determine the changes taking place in the structure and level of the studied phenomenon over time, the dynamics indicators with a constant basis were calculated. Results and conclusions: The conducted research has shown that real estate resources are an important source of income for the commune, and the most important of them is the real estate tax. The budget revenues from this source amounted on average to over PLN 240 million. In the years 2017-2019, the budgetary income of the commune had a growing tendency, and its value was, respectively: PLN 2,157 million, PLN 2,289 million and PLN 2,639 million. The structure of the commune’s income in the analyzed period shows a stable tendency and did not undergo major changes. The dominant item in the category of current income was the share in the income tax from natural persons and legal persons (share at an average level of approximately 28%)