FinMin said to be considering changes to VAT exemption rules on publications

The Finance Ministry will seek to amend by the end of March the controversial list of periodicals to which no value added tax (VAT) must be applied, according to unofficial sources. the ministry decided to take this step after it received more than three thousand appeals regarding the matter. Finance Ministry spokeswoman Aleksandra Gieros emphasized that all appeals would be carefully examined. One expert said the commission responsible for designating which periodicals are required to carry VAT and which are not is having problems doing so because of the VAT act's vague and unclear definition of tax-exempt publications. (Rzeczpospolita, p.B3) A.D.