The paper is to present the results obtained in 2016 under the task Fiscal mechanisms and stimuli having their influence on the rural development, returnable financing and quasi-marketable instruments for internalization of external effects in agriculture, the provision of public goods. The research was focused on the following issues: fiscal multipliers, “cap and trade” system versus greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture, rural development programmes for 2014-2020 in the EU Member States, and credit guarantees and warranties in the development of rural areas and agriculture.