Abstract:

The inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) is one of the most important stimuli boosting the economy of host countries. No wonder, therefore, that the governments of the countries  show a great interest in the inflow of foreign capital and create favorable conditions for investors. Investment incentives take different forms and are offered within the framework of  target programs, and also regulated by laws. In the paper, there are presented two most significant examples of supporting FDI with public aid in Poland. One of them is Program for supporting investments of major importance to the Polish economy for 2011-2020, and the other -Special Economic Zones (SEZ).The result of the conducted considerations indicates that foreign investors frequently and substantially benefit from the incentives offered by the Polish government, which is confirmed by the value of the capital invested by them in the form of FDI.