Failure of coalition talks may produce two tax bills to be voted on in the sejm

Instead of one draft bill to be voted on by the Sejm, there will most probably be two drafts prepared, one by PiS and the other by PO. The difference in opinions concerning taxes was one of the main reasons behind the failure of the talks. PiS wanted to maintain VAT at an unchanged level, introduce two thresholds in PIT of 18% and 32% and add several tax reliefs. PO on the other hand proposed the introduction of a flat rate tax of 15% for CIT, PIT and VAT. During the talks, both parties moved away slightly from their initial plans in order to reach a compromise. However, this was not achieved. PO representatives have declared that they will not support the tax changes submitted by PiS to be voted on in the Sejm but announce they will submit their own proposal of a flat rate tax of 16%. (Parkiet, p. 1) A.K.