Business constitution

In a move welcomed by entrepreneurs and businesspeople, Prime Minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz announced plans to cut the bureaucratic burden currently faced by businesses. Work will start on preparing the legislation next month.

"This will be a constitution of business law. It is already prepared and will also be accepted as a working bill by the government in June," Marcinkiewicz said at a press conference.

According to Marcinkiewicz's plans, instead of the current requirements of businesses registering with several different organizations and registries, one office will take care of everything.

"This law will enable new businesses to register at one window - the window being the tax office. This registration will be free of charge," he said. "It is our aim that registration should take no longer than seven days."

According to the World Bank, the average length of time to register a company in Poland is currently 31 days.

The Prime Minister added that under the new legislation, businesses would be able to suspend certain obligatory activities, for example payments to the ZUS national insurance office. This should be a particular bonus to businesses that rely heavily on seasonal work.

The new law will also limit audits and investigations of companies so that only one can be undertaken at a time in a particular firm.

"We know that investing in Poland depends on getting rid of  the bureaucracy that weighs, also financially, on business activities in Poland," Marcinkiewicz said. "We have a good economic environment in Poland, so it is important to do what we can to extend this."

Marcinkiewicz said that the project would be accepted as working bills by the government by the end of June. At the same time the government will work on new laws to consolidate and strengthen public finances and reduce the tax burden.