Finance Minister can still stop the capital gain tax, claim sector

Such a move is within the powers of the Minister, despite the fact that it has already been passed by Parliament and signed by the President. "We believe that the Minister should make use of his rights," said Maria Dobrowolska, chairwoman of the Chamber of Brokerage Houses (IDM). She quoted an article from the fiscal regulations allowing the Minister to give up collecting a tax if it was justified by public interest or important interest of tax payers. The motion was backed by a number of reasons, as in her opinion, tax payers and fiscal offices have to be sure that information about future taxation provided by brokerage houses is complete and correct. "We cannot guarantee that, as we were not given enough time to implement and test new computer systems," said Dobrowolska. (Parkiet, p. 1) M.M.