Government awaits validation of EU Court judgment to tax retailers

The government is waiting for the EU Court’s judgment on taxing retail sales to become final and will then tax big retail chains, spokesperson Joanna Kopcińska said. On Thursday, Poland won a case in the EU Court against the EC regarding the tax on retail sales. The act on the tax on retail sales envisions the introduction of two tax rates: a 0.8 percent tax on monthly incomes ranging between PLN 17 million and PLN 170 million and a 1.4 percent tax on monthly incomes exceeding PLN 170 million. The verdict is not final yet and can be appealed.

(PAP)