Evolution of R&D state aid in Poland in the context of Multiannual Financial Perspectives

Abstract

The aim of this article is to identify legislative-programmatic changes, as well as the scope and directions of research & development (R&D) aid granted in Poland after the accession to the European Union, in the context of Multiannual Financial Perspectives. The changes introduced into relevant legislation in the EU and Poland, and aid programmes implemented throughout three Multiannual Financial Perspectives were analysed. This was followed by in-depth statistical analysis of changes in granting state aid for R&D in Poland. The authors found in this study a strict correlation between R&D aid in Poland and changes arising from the successive financial perspectives. Small enterprises have been the greatest beneficiaries of these changes.

Keywords

• State Aid for R&D
• research and development
• Poland
• European Union