Biedronka at the forefront of paying taxes
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The CIT tax paid by companies in 2018 increased by over PLN 5 billion. This is nearly one-fourth more than in 2017. The top ten payers include the largest Polish banks, State Treasury companies and the Portuguese owner of Biedronka.
According to the data published by the Ministry of Finance, the top 10 highest taxed companies in 2018 increased the state budget by about PLN 7.5 billion. The largest payer is PKO BP bank, which paid almost PLN 1.4 billion followed by the largest Polish oil concern, PKN Orlen, with PLN 866 million of tax paid. The third place was occupied by Pekao SA with the tax amounting to PLN 710 million. In addition to banks and state-owned giants, such as PGNiG (PLN 721 million) and KGHM (PLN 673 million), the list includes Jeronimo Martins, the owner of the Biedronka network, that paid PLN 510 million of CIT.
According to the Ministry of Finance, 2,736 companies and capital groups exceeded the threshold of €50 million.
