Foreign companies pay less in taxes than domestic firms

Companies with foreign capital pay less in income taxes than domestic firms, according to Bisnode data published by Rzeczpospolita daily. In the years 2011-2013, 500 of the biggest Polish companies paid PLN 22.4 billion in taxes, which accounts for 0.96 percent of their revenues and 22 percent of incomes. To compare, 500 leading foreign-owned companies paid only PLN 9.5 billion which equals 0.7 percent of revenues and 17.5 percent of incomes. According to the daily, the numbers are a proof that foreign firms tend to evade paying taxes.