Belka flirts a flat rate tax system - but with tax brackets

According to him, this system would have to be accompanied by, what he calls, "A kind of solidarity tax." This would be an additional tax on those with higher income and would stay in force for at least several years. Belka claims, money from the new tax would be devoted to supporting the poor, especially young people from the less wealthy regions. Belka's idea has been warmly received by Economy Minister Jerzy Hausner. However, the proposal, which was probably an attempt to woo the opposition parties, made little headway, particularly the Civic Platform which wants all tax and VAT rates to be standardized at 15%. (Parkiet, p. 6) A.F.