TARIFF AS A TOOL FOR FINANCING PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN CITIES

Abstract

The aim of the article is to present the role of public transport and its financing methods, with particular emphasis on the role of transport tariffs in Poland. Tariffs in collective transport, in addition to financing functions, i.e. covering costs of services, are increasingly fulfilling the functions of shaping the attractiveness of public transport, thereby supporting the city's competitiveness as a whole, both in relation to its residents and people who have jobs in the city or they are guests / tourists. The article hypothesizes that third generation tariffs are a financial tool that allows cities to manage local finance more effectively and affect the competitiveness and attractiveness of public transport. The research process used methods of critical analysis of literature, induction and deduction, logical inference and economic and financial analysis.

Keywords

• tariff, local finance, public transport, public transport