The new debt limitation rules in force since 2014 have been a significant impediment for most local government units in planning and managing local finances. The construction of the maximum indicator limiting the liabilities under the titles specified by the legislator, falling due in a given year, is closely related to the provisions of the Law on Public Finance. The essence of this legal regulation is the comparison of two indicators, included in the formula of equation (formula). A positive condition for adopting the budget is obtaining a relation in which the left side of the formula (annual ratio of liabilities repayment) is smaller or equal to the right side (maximum ratio of liabilities repayment).