Gov't prepares new tax statute
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The government has accepted guidelines to a new tax statute, which aims at introducing a balance between the interest of taxpayers and the interest of the state, Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz informed during a press conference. "It's high time we altered the relations between tax officials and a taxpayer," the PM said. The new statute will increase taxpayer rights and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of tax collection, the authors of the guidelines stated.
Meanwhile, Finance Minister Mateusz Szczurek said that the current tax statute is non-functional, "due to the number of subsequent amendments." The new tax statute will thoroughly change the general tax legislation, something that does not happen often, he added.
